Dictatorial behavior analyzed

I wrote a letter to President George Bush in which I reminded him that he was only the president of a country, not the world. I told him when Americans at last caught on to his motives for mass bloodshed in a far-off country that history would consign him with other shysters who brought shame to the U.S. Presidency.

That letter, written in November 1990 - though it might have been written yesterday - was brought to memory while reading a report proclaiming "Selfish dictators may owe their behaviour partly to their genes, according to a study that claims to have found a genetic link to ruthlessness.".

That President Bush Sr. and President Bush Jr. weren't mentioned in this report might have been an oversight - or, more likely, a challenge researchers weren't bold enough to meet.