The most universally accepted definition of a monarchy is a system of government wherein one person rules the state -- either in theory or in fact. Leadership status is usually for life, and succession is often hereditary, although this is not always the case: The pope is an elected monarch...
Living in a less developed country I hear a lot of general talk about human rights. One of the times this subject normally comes up is when foreigners speak up wanting to do something about the abysmal ways many animals are treated in developing countries (donkeys being abused as working ani...