Within the arcane structures of American democracy, the election of the president is not direct by all the people, but passes indirectly through the electors who are in turn expected to vote for the candidate that won their state.
There has never been more of it available, of a range unimaginable to music-goers of even 50 years ago, stretching from across the globe and back through history, introducing and reintroducing us to modes new and forgotten, strange rhythms, mysterious harmonies, arcane structures.
The city's arcane political structure has also been streamlined.
Key to understanding Hollinger's arcane business structure is the central role played by Black's friends and ideological soulmates at the heart of his business empire.
Journalist Brad Stone, in his book The Everything Store, described Comfort as the "true architect" of Amazon's "arcane tax structure … deploying every trick in the book and inventing many new ones".
He wanted to introduce term limits, a more representative council that would "better reflect the balance of the modern game", slim down the number of committees but make them more relevant, and simplify the arcane voting structure.
