LOS ANGELES -- The largest gathering of world leaders this side of the United Nations is convening Saturday at a decidedly less glamorous edifice: the Anaheim Central Library down the street from ...

Kevin Baugh is the "benevolent dictator" of the Republic of Molossia — a one-acre micronation in Nevada. It has a currency pegged to the value of cookie dough and a navy consisting of two kayaks. A ...

The mouse that roared in the 1959 Peter Sellers comedy of the same name perhaps made the greatest impact on Kevin Baugh, now "his excellency president grand admiral colonel doctor" of the "micronation ...

The Republic of Molossia isn’t on any road map, but if you get lost along the way, you can always ring the president, who is happy to give directions. “Take Route 341 over the mountains, and make a ...

Want to be king, queen, president or grand potentate of your very own country? All you really need to do is proclaim yourself as one, come up with a catchy name and make a flag. “Most micronations are ...

Roman Mars’ podcast 99% Invisible covers design questions large and small, from his fascination with rebar to the history of slot machines to the great Los Angeles Red Car conspiracy. Here at the Eye, ...

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