One of the surest signs of an authoritarian regime is the ubiquity of its leader\. Mussolini’s face was plastered across fascist Italy\. In North Korea, pictures of Kim Jong-un... (opens in new tab)

The president’s image and name are proliferating in Washington and beyond, overturning well-advised democratic taboos on glorifying sitting leaders One of the surest signs of an authoritarian regime is the ubiquity of its leader. Mussolini’s face was plastered across fascist Italy. In North Korea, pictures of Kim Jong-un have those of his father and grandfather, which are present in every home and public building. The of Turkmenistan’s leader, Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, perching on a marble ...