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IN HIS old television sitcom, Jimmy Morales used to dress up as a prisoner. In one sketch, he told his cellmate that the country’s high-ranking public officials were all atheists. “None of them can imagine a better life than this one,” he said, rubbing his fingers together as cash registers and laughter rang in the background.
This article appeared in the The Americas section of the print edition under the headline “The fears of a clown”
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