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world leaders

8/18/19

When Clowns Rule the World

by Michael A. Genovese

Why are so many world leaders today literal or figurative clowns? Our century has ushered in the Age of the Clown Politician.

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world leaders

When Clowns Rule the World

by Michael A. Genovese