Iraqi Government Announces New National Flag Design Competition

Okay, so we’ve all heard about design competitions put on by various governments, with everything from stamps to murals to those stupid child-drawn city stickers we have to shell out $75 bucks for every year here in Chicago. It’s a quick, cheap way to get some free press once a winner is selected and a method of making constituents feel like they’re involved. But what does it say when an entire country decides to hold a design contest to have someone come up with a new national flag? We’ll have to wait for an answer to that, as the