The Wonders of State Control

I've never played golf, but apparently it's a very easy game--at least according to the North Korean official state press agency. DPRK dictator Kim Jong Il, we've been informed, shot 11 holes-in-one in the first round of golf he ever played. (Perhaps he should take up a year on the PGA Tour to raise funds to feed his people.) He also knows all the phone numbers of government workers off the top of his head.

This news will undoubtedly provide more material for one of my favorite web series, Today in Despotism, which allows us to keep track of the miraculous doings of the leaders of Libya, Cuba, Syria, Iran, Myammar, and, of course, North Korea.