Can The Ham

Karl Rove is no friend of democracy.

To suggest so would be much like calling the History Channel an educational outlet. How many episodes of “Pawn Stars” or “American Pickers” do you have to watch to hear one reference to George Washington or ancient Athens?

You could, of course, switch to the station formerly known as History International—now H2—and catch up on such scintillating shows as “Ancient Aliens” or “Modern Marvels.”

No wonder American understanding of the past is somewhat fuzzy.

Rove’s nascent days in politics involved pecking out false press releases on stolen Democratic Party st...