Somebody was crowned the winners of the Fifa World Cup yesterday, much to the delight of their country’s people. Everyone else, however, isn’t too fussed as they kind of lost interest when their team went out.

234 years ago, the United States of America celebrated its freedom from the evil British Empire. No more would it have to deal with the tyranny of a dictatorship. Now the people would have their say and the country would be run according to their will. If the people voted against something, such as, for [...]