To Crown an American Monarch

coronation of Tsar Alexander III of Russia in 1888- his reign proved short and largely ineffectual in implementing reforms to reverse the decay of his empire.

Eyeing the progress of the US presidential election from the comforting impartiality of a forgien continent, I can’t quite surpress the feeling that I have absolutely no emotional investment in the outcome. I know its important, sure. Despite the gleeful prophesying of America’s gradual decent from the stature of first world power, it’s hard to deny that anointing the leader of the worlds most affluent economy has its consequences. At the moment, that’s…