> When he was born [in 1938] 122 of the 195 states in the world right now did not even exist.

I would like to know where writing such as this is taught. Everyone knows what '52 years' is there is no reason to embellish it in that way UNLESS you are writing to a tabloid audience (mainstream media to be sure does this as well).

And it deprecates the main point which (if true) is the strongest 'not accountable'.