Last month in Malaysia, voters chose to install a new Prime Minister to run their country, after becoming fed up with the previous Prime Minister, who was himself installed after the country became fed up with the Prime Minister before him, who, as it turns out, is also the current Prime Minister.

Confused? Don’t be.

All you need to know is that Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysia’s current Prime Minister, troubled though his previous spot at the helm was, has had some good ideas.

My favorite of all his ideas? Making government officials wear name tags. Look:

That’s the Prime Minister of Malaysia wearing his name tag IN HIS OWN OFFICE. It borders on the 1966 TV Batcave, but it’s worth doing. Especially if it helps in fostering greater accountability and transparency by public officials.

That’s such a great idea! So many other businesses make their employees wear name tags. Why not in politics also?

That way, your elected representatives would probably be less inclined to be seen with prostitutes or sleazy lobbyists. Or at least, they would be readily identified when they do decide to hang out with said prostitutes and sleazy lobbyists. And while we’re at it, maybe make the prostitutes and sleazy lobbyists wear name tags, too. One can wear a name tag that says, “Whore,” and the other can wear a name tag that says, “Sex Worker.”

Still, I imagine here in America, we’d have to set some rules on the size and shape of name tags. Otherwise, you just know we’re going to get this:

Don’t even think he doesn’t already have one made.

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