The World Cup is well underway in Russia, and that country’s authorities have given “assurances” to visiting nations that their fans will be safe from what in Britain are termed “football hooligans.” The Russians have a “blacklist” of known hooligans, according to the BBC, and can assure foreign governments that Russian troublemakers will make no trouble.
Which is great. Now if only they could offer those same assurances for our elections.
