As of this morning, all paths leading to the pedestrian area in the center of Zagreb are sporting large road signs prohibiting photography. They show a camera crossed by a red line. Ridiculous as the signs are, they are being photographed by many passers-by. Tourists must find them hilarious, as well. A quick search through online editions of Croatian newspapers shows that the signs have been picked up by a few journalists, too, but all they offer so far is speculation regarding the prohibition’s background. Is it a joke of some kind? Given how the country has been run for the last two decades, though, it may well come from some lofty government office. Whatever happens with the signs, they are perfect examples of how Croatia is governed nowadays. Haphazardly, if this is not too mild a word. And prohibiting photography in central Zagreb is at least out there for everyone to see. As well as photograph. But the entrenched governance style is rarely so blatant in its idiocy as is the case since this morning.