I am pleased to report that the Christmas season was full of peace on earth and goodwill towards men. Well, that was pretty much the case, except that it was somewhat marred by events in North Korea where the regime marked the season by a bit of avuncular assassination. In essence, Kim Jong-un, the Dear Leader now running that particular entity decided that his uncle Jang was getting a bit too big for his boots and after having had him physically dragged from a party meeting, stripped him of his official positions, gave him a fair trial and promptly executed...