Supreme Court Case #1: The People Vs. Hosni Mubarak  Hosni
Mubarak Hosni Mubarak Sean Gallup/Getty  Hosni Mubarak was the
thuggish dictatorial leader of a Middle Eastern nation, the
supplicating criminal stooge of five consecutive U.S.
presidential administrations, and kind a creepy-looking dude
with very prominent nostril hair. But was he also an asshole?
That was the first question sent to our new Supreme Court of
Assholedom for consideration, and it wasn’t as easy a matter to
decide as it may seem. Are all dictators assholes? The answer
might seem obvious, but what if this dictator is an extension of
your own country’s foreign policy? Is the difference between the
generic dictatorial asshole and our dictatorial asshole
qualitatively meaningful? If it is, how many points on the
eternal Scale of Assholedom is that difference worth? Should
Pinochets and Mubaraks really score lower than Pol Pots and
Honeckers?  As Chief Justice of the Court, I struggled with this
question, and so did many of the judges. In ou