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For Appearances

Relevance: 60%      Posted on: July 9, 2001

Do we really have the right to free speech? Our campaign finance laws, and the "burdens" they impose on First Amendment rights of free speech and free association are often justified by the courts because of what the courts call "the compelling state interest" in combating "corruption and the appearance…

Is Congress the “One Percent”?

Relevance: 59%      Posted on: November 17, 2011

Splitting the country between the “99 percent” and the “1 percent” scapegoats successful people. Being rich is a good thing . . . unless the wealth is obtained dishonestly. Which brings me to Congress. Last Sunday, 60 Minutes featured Peter Schweizer, author of Throw Them All Out, a new book…

Townhall: The ABCs of Corruption

Relevance: 58%      Posted on: April 3, 2016

If you needed money, you could get money. Kenyetta Wilbourn Snapp, 40, in a series of exclusive interviews. The children are not the focus, money is the focus. And what happens to the money no one knows because the money does not reach the classroom. Beverly Jones, former New Jersey…

Andrew Jackson

Relevance: 57%      Posted on: January 8, 2012

“I weep for the liberty of my country when I see at this early day of its successful experiment that corruption has been imputed to many members of the House of Representatives, and the rights of the people have been bartered for promises of office.”

Up the River

Relevance: 57%      Posted on: November 13, 2000

Perhaps it's no longer news that lobbyists and politicians have become rip-off artists. But the extent to which our political culture has been corrupted, and the arrogance with which these folks including judges tolerate the sleaze still makes me see red. Gerard Evans is a "million-dollar-a-year super-lobbyist" in Maryland. But…

Mass Corruption

Relevance: 56%      Posted on: June 29, 2009

Ah, these United States — which is most corrupt? New Jersey’s a traditional favorite. Chris Christie, the Republican candidate for governor this year, built his reputation as a federal prosecutor convicting 130 state and local politicians of corruption. But Illinois is a contender: Think ousted Governor Rod Blagojevich. Now, make…

Getting It Wrong at the Fed

Relevance: 56%      Posted on: January 17, 2012

The Federal Reserve is America’s central bank, and its managers are political appointees. But transparency — an essential feature of the republican form of government — is something that doesn’t quite describe the information we (and our representatives) get about that institution. “Opacity” is probably the best word to describe…

Corruption, Arkansas-Style

Relevance: 56%      Posted on: October 22, 2018

On Friday, the Arkansas Supreme Court struck Issue 3, a citizen-initiated measure to restore legislative term limits, from Arkansas’ November ballot. The Court declared, 4-3, that there weren’t enough “valid” signatures. This, despite opponents never disputing that more than enough Arkansas voters had signed the petition. In recent years, legislators…

Listen: Pathogenic in People

Relevance: 56%      Posted on: January 15, 2022

What is? you may ask. Well, a new virus. But so also are lies. And corruption. And love of big government über alles. Which is why you should listen to Paul Jacob every weekend. Paul rethinks the big stories of the week, and serves as a watchdog on government and…

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