A new word to me, thanks to Peggy Noonan’s latest article. It is one that seems very appropriate for the times, although it could have been applied for quite some time: kak·is·toc·ra·cies.

kakistocracies: Government by the least qualified or most unprincipled citizens. Origin of kakistocracy. Greek kakistos, worst, superlative of kakos, bad; see caco– + –cracy.