Republican George Santos admitted to hamming up his life story and is under investigation in America and Brazil, but he still went to Capitol Hill this week for his swearing-in. The 34-year-old has defied calls to stand down and if rebel Republicans hadn’t repeatedly blocked the election of House Speaker then Santos would be a Congressman by now. For some experts, the lawmaker-elect from New York is an example of what politicians think they can get away with today in the deeply polarized United States. “There is no getting around the fact that Mr Santos’s con game is a manifestation...