In the long and humbling history of deception, even the most powerful figures remain susceptible to the oldest of human arts — the masquerade. UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham confirmed this week that he exchanged messages with someone impersonating Susie Wiles, Donald Trump's chief of staff, before growing suspicious and alerting authorities. The incident, which follows a pattern of similar hoaxes targeting British and American leaders, reveals not a failure of character but a persistent structural vulnerability in the informal channels through which world leaders communicate. That Burnham acte