On Political Dynasties

Those backward Pakistanis! Here they are, turning over control of a major political party to someone with no experience just because he's related to a former prime minister! Why, that's almost as pathetic as ... turning control of a major political party to someone with little experience just because she's related to a former president!
Or, one could add, electing someone as president just because his dad held the job before him ...
As America enters its 19th year of uninterrupted Bush-Clinton presidencies -- with no end in sight any time soon -- it's worth questioning the soundness of our own democratic sensibilities. The monarchic impulse runs deep ...



Chris -- I totally agree the dynastic impulse runs deep. The Israelites wanted a king. Shia Muslims wanted a blood connection to Muhammad. And so on. We seem to intuitively grasp the power of genes. And until we perfect cloning, we'll like dynasties.