(… I am even of opinion that this is the only way to escape from the terrible and ever increasing miseries of wardom militarism).

The laughter of man is more terrible than his tears, and takes more forms: hollow, heartless, mirthless, maniacal...

While watching that video of the 2012 New Year’s Eve party, both the president and first lady realize they have something to hold over their rival’s head. What it is, exactly, remains unclear. Which is maddening; these two talk to each other the way some people “vaguebook” on Facebook.

Security features now being incorporated by the company include bar codes, deliberate errors, special background designs, micro-printing, UV-recognition and the use of bio-codes.