Topic: Technocrat

Italy Accidentally Named the Wrong Guy to Their Agricultural Ministry

Reuters

Italy's sexy, new, supposedly efficient," technocratic" government made up of bankers, admirals, professors and experts accidentally named some random professor from Canada to their agricultural committee.

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