In a couple of weeks, the United States will "celebrate" one of the most shameful political events in its history: the 50th anniversary of Watergate.
The infamous break-in started out as what the Nixon White House dismissively called a "third rate burglary," but over the course of the following two years an incredible story of crude criminality, corruption, and even possible treason unfolded before the public, resulting in dozens of jail sentences and the only presidential resignation in American history. It may seem odd to commemorate such a notorious event but it could not be more relevant to our modern times.
