Mr Lind's attack is more original than Mr Frum's, and he exposes many sins, big and small, of right-wing Texans.

ECONOMIST: George Bush

By late spring, when unemployment doubles to over 1m, bankruptcies soar among both big and small companies, and inflation resumes, no amount of squeezing of the chaebol to make them pay for their previous sins will prevent South Korea's awkward unions from storming back into the streets.

ECONOMIST: Kim the peacemaker