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Corruption Defies Legal Definition
Recently, I had the challenging experience of mediating a civil case which directly involved an examination and reconciliation of the…
2012 New Year’s Resolutions
As the New Year approaches, I welcome the opportunity to break from my recent monthly commentary on the causes of…
Corporate Networks, Power and Money Precipitate Crises of the Old Order
The effects of the recession have lingered on for everyone who hasn’t benefited from what financial op-ed columnist Steven Pearlstein…
The Politics of the Shift of Economic Risk
What happens when interest group politics gets out of control? Well, we’re witnessing it, are we not faithful readers! Ironically,…
Loss of Public Trust and Confidence Caused by Corruption
Whether your daily routine starts off by going to get the newspaper, consulting with online news sources or both to…
Corruption Precipitates Crisis in Cofidence
You have to be a “political junkie,” which I apparently am, when you sit, as I often do on many…
Corruption May Explain the Previously Unexplainable
Watching and listening to our elected Congressmen and Senators stumble toward the latest deadline for addressing the immediate “Debt Limit…
Midnight in Paris For Politicians
On Saturday evening, June 25, 2011 in a Bethesda, Maryland movie theatre I witnessed what one reviewer described as “the…
When is the Right Time to Negotiate
“When is the right time to negotiate?” is a question that is constantly being asked in every corner of the…
Destructive Partisanship March CanBe Halted
Destructive partisanship in our politics will continue its march and will alternatively deter or consume many of our best and…