Politics & Rules

Europe still has governments that need a footnote before you can explain who is in charge. Andorra has two heads of state, one of whom is the president of France. San Marino is headed by two captains regent who swap out every six months, and the island of Sark was technically feudal until 2008. The rules get strange at the everyday level too, like the countries where a government office can reject the name you picked for your baby. Politics & Rules covers the odd laws, tiny legislatures, old privileges, and systems that sound like historical reenactments but are still in force.