Nothing Exceeds Like Excess

Yesterday's New York Times featured a piece on the lavish lifestyles of South African president Jacob Zuma and his fellow African National Congress bigwigs. The article was accompanied by a photograph of Zuma sitting on a gilded banquet chair, which bears a striking resemblance to a throne. (Not to Zuma's handlers: If your boss is weathering corruption charges back home, best not to let him be photographed on anything throne-like while abroad.)

The photo couldn't help but remind us of one of ...