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Relevance: 100% Posted on: December 21, 2014
This weekend at Townhall, a look at a “favorite son,” the latest “leader” to dip his toe into presidential waters. America doesn’t need that kind of leadership. Click on over, give it a read, then come back here to make sure you've got a grasp on the extent of our…
Relevance: 87% Posted on: February 20, 2015
The political insider’s method of dealing with scandal since President Richard Nixon’s 1974 resignation has evolved. President Bill Clinton marshaled the stonewall defense, and his scandals didn’t quite stick, even as incriminating facts came to light. Nowadays, it seems like politicians can stay in office no matter what the misstep,…
Relevance: 84% Posted on: January 15, 2009
Rent control is said to reduce rents. Economists disagree. Only some rents remain low, compared to others, in cities with rent control. If the cities foreswore rent control, most rents would tend to be lower. There are other reasons to oppose rent control. The policy increases social stratification, as sociologists…
Relevance: 83% Posted on: April 13, 2009
When Ted Stevens, former senator from Alaska, was convicted on seven felony counts of corruption, I stressed that what I knew about Stevens’s corruption was not what was debated in court but what happened, quite openly, in the U.S. Senate. Do you remember my verdict? Here’s what I said: “[I]f…
Relevance: 82% Posted on: August 27, 2017
The weird world of Trump’s America: it must be frustrating to be an insider now, since all the old rules about loyalty, decency, and acceptability have been turned on their head. This has important consequences for future politics. Click on over to Townhall for the Common Sense of an uncommon…
Relevance: 80% Posted on: September 2, 2020
The true way to abolish corruption is to suppress the opportunity for corruption. But the more government and municipal undertakings increase in number and importance, the more these opportunities will multiply.Yves Guyot, Where and Why Public Ownership Has Failed (1914).
Relevance: 70% Posted on: August 12, 2008
How long does it take for the wheels of justice to grind ’round to grab a corrupt politician? In Senator Ted Stevens’s case, the answer is “a long time.” It took a year for the government to charge him with anything, after raiding his Alaska home on July 30, 2007.…
Relevance: 69% Posted on: May 13, 2023
Paul Jacob provides variations on a theme. The theme was whistled (in the dark?) several times earlier this week. But here it receives its fullest treatment: https://soundcloud.com/thisweekincommonsense/even-non-corruption-would-be-leadership-by-default Once again, Paul discusses reader mail, from this website. Well: one letter. Listen to see whose!
Relevance: 66% Posted on: April 14, 2012
“The fight for justice against corruption is never easy. It never has been and never will be. It exacts a toll on our self, our families, our friends, and especially our children. In the end, I believe, as in my case, the price we pay is well worth holding on…
Relevance: 66% Posted on: October 26, 2023
It’s a truism of popular political discourse: corruption in Washington is endemic. The fact that so many people who serve in Congress come out far richer than when they went in is testament to the corruption, not selfless service. Studies document how it is done, regulatory regimes monitor the money…
Relevance: 61% Posted on: August 16, 2014
The War on Drugs led to the use of police state tactics and widespread corruption. http://youtu.be/MMRqOBQqsOo
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…
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…
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…
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.”
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…