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BRET STEPHENS: The rogues' gallery
A short history of political corruption in the middle age. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon will surely be in deep trouble if he is indicted on charges of taking bribes from businessman David Appel in exchange for political favors. But he'll also be in excellent company...
SARAH HONIG: Open and shut cases
'According to the papers no one plows, sows or creates anything anymore. It's all lies and deceit We didn't die in the Sinai, to enable anyone with a mouth or pen to malign us." Angry words. They were righteous indignation spouted by a character in Yigal Mossinsohn's long-forgotten play Throw Him To The Dogs...
EVELYN GORDON: Legally blind
It is one of the tragic ironies of Israel's political culture that the institution most dedicated to instilling standards of governmental morality - the High Court of Justice - has ended up encouraging an atmosphere of public apathy to corruption in high places...
KENNETH MANN: Why corruption is hard to prosecute
There are many obstacles to the prosecution of public corruption. Even the best investigators with substantial resources find it difficult to gather the evidence needed to successfully prosecute public officials involved in corrupt relationships with private persons...
DANIEL DORON: The visible-hand syndrome
Lord Acton famously observed that "power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." Though probably referring to political power, Acton's aphorism is equally applicable to economic concentration in the hands of a few...
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