Stock Trades by Lawmakers

Kevin Kosar at AEI: The frequent media stories about legislators’ well-timed stock trades over the past several years have fomented a slew of bills to toughen up the STOCK Act and other rules forbidding the co-mingling of officials’ powers and personal wealth.  ...

Corridor of Corruption

Dan Walters at CalMatters: Campaign contributions are a semi-legal way for those who benefit from political decisions to express their gratitude, but they can backfire legally if there is some overt quid pro quo. During the Shrimpgate investigation, Capitol...

Corruption

From Transparency International: The United States has received its lowest score in eight years on the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released today by Transparency International, dropping two points to score 69 out of 100. The Index draws from over a dozen...