National Review and Democracy

John O'Sullivan launches another episode in the oft-fraught relationship as he muses "Alas, Lee [Kuan Yew] is not eligible for the U.S. presidency." Lee is an impressive figure in many respects, but as we really supposed to deem it regrettable that we're not allowed to hand control of the country over to a foreign dictator?

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http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2008/02/-em-national-review-em-and-democracy/48444/