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Corruption in America: From Benjamin Franklin's Snuff Box to Citizens United
Corruption in America: From Benjamin Franklin's Snuff Box to Citizens United
Corruption in America: From Benjamin Franklin's Snuff Box to Citizens United
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Corruption in America: From Benjamin Franklin's Snuff Box to Citizens United

Written by Zephyr Teachout

Narrated by Jo Anna Perrin

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For two centuries, the Framers' ideas about political corruption flourished in the courts, even in the absence of clear rules governing voters, civil officers, and elected officials. In the 1970s, the U.S. Supreme Court began to narrow the definition of corruption, and the meaning has since changed dramatically. No case makes that clearer than Citizens United.


In 2010, one of the most consequential Court decisions in American political history gave wealthy corporations the right to spend unlimited money to influence elections. Justice Anthony Kennedy's majority opinion treated corruption as nothing more than explicit bribery. With unlimited spending transforming American politics for the worse, Citizens United was not just bad law but bad history.


Corruption in America clearly shows that if the American experiment in self-government is to have a future, then we must revive the traditional meaning of corruption and embrace an old ideal.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateDec 30, 2014
ISBN9781494577940
Corruption in America: From Benjamin Franklin's Snuff Box to Citizens United
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Zephyr Teachout

ZEPHYR TEACHOUT is an attorney, political activist, and anti-trust and corruption expert. A rising star on the left, her campaign for New York Attorney General in 2018 was endorsed by Bernie Sanders, the New York Times, and others. She was part of the team of lawyers that sued Donald Trump for allegedly violating the emoluments clause of the Constitution. Teachout sits on the board of directors of the Open Markets Institute, and teaches law at Fordham University. She lives in Clinton, NY.

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    Really enjoyed this book and learned a lot - more than I expected on both counts. A lot of interesting legal and political history.