Word: dynasticism
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As for Congress, the Thomas affair strips away all pretension to high purpose and supports the growing call for term limitation. California, Colorado and Oklahoma have already enacted term-limitation laws for state offices, and similar propositions will probably be on the ballot in 17 other states soon. The first...
While the Rodriguez and Santacruz clans seem to enjoy considerable respect in Colombia, they are not universally admired. Some intellectuals protest that if the drug mafia's economic power is accepted, its values will eventually be countenanced as well. Critics are especially wary of the dynastic ambitions of the high...
The key to the future is the Kims. While Kim Il Sung may be above criticism, his son and intended successor, "Dear Leader" Kim Jong Il, 48, is not. The younger Kim, who is in charge of the nation's day-to-day affairs, is being groomed for the communist...
From the beginning, the Emperor commanded more respect as a symbol than as a personality. Installed as Crown Prince at 15, he ascended to the Chrysanthemum Throne in 1926 as the 124th Living God in a dynastic line stretching back more than 26 centuries. Children were told they would be...
United, but not necessarily unanimous. There were scattered calls for an examination of the Emperor's responsibility for World War II and complaints of undue reverence in reporting his current illness. Said Norikatsu Sasagawa, 48, professor of law at the International Christian University: "The Emperor's health has been treated...