COMMENT In the movie ‘Wag the Dog’ starring Dustin Hoffman and Robert De Niro, a spin doctor and Hollywood producer work together to fabricate a war to cover up a sex scandal involving the president just before the election.

The producer, wanting credit for his work, is later murdered for failing to keep his lips sealed. The official reason for his death - cardiac arrest.

Indeed, there are people who suffer from this egoistic condition, where the brain forgets to inform the mouth that its task is over...