What can anyone do to change the world? Can any of us, for example, strike a blow that matters against a repugnant regime such as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea or its Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un? Must sensible people patiently await the March of History? One Australian who has not been prepared to wait patiently is Michael Kirby, formerly of the High Court and now president of the Commission of Inquiry established by the Human Rights Council of the United Nations to investigate crimes against humanity in North Korea.