Month: December 2015

  • To Insult a Dog Is To Insult a King

    Monarchists tell us that monarchies are more stable than other systems. Here’s what that stability looks like in the monarchy of Thailand. Thanakorn Siripaiboon, a Thai factory worker, has been charged with insulting the monarchy, an offence known as lèse-majesté. His offence was to make remarks about a stray dog that had been rescued by…

  • Son of head of state given confidential papers

    In December 2015 it was revealed that the son of the head of state, like his mother, is allowed to read all cabinet memoranda. These include secret proposals for legislation and discussion documents that are kept secret from most citizens for thirty years. Mr. Windsor is on the “standard circulation” list for these memoranda. The…