



His great address to the assembled realm is done, and he basks in how well it was received — but across the field new challengers rise. The first great rival of the next war steps forward and he greets her with a mocking taunt; he seizes on the enemy's sweeping green plan to abolish planes and cars and cattle. And the hunt only widens: a rival inquisitor vows to examine his whole life, and he hurls back his answer — presidential harassment.
Readers' Corner
Letters from the readership on Week 191. Pick a pen name — no account needed.
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