CORRUPTION IN AMERICA From Benjamin Franklin's Snuff Box to Citizens United

Bribery, expensive gifts, and under-the-table deals--Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and other Founding Fathers knew the road to self-government and democracy was full of moral potholes and debated the subject and definition of political corruption vigorously. Jo Anna Perrin narrates this timely, fascinating commentary/history, with its sometimes necessarily legalistic-sounding prose and concepts, with great clarity and a keen sense of purpose. Perrin's voice reflects the urgency in the author's persuasive argument that the Supreme Court's landmark decisions in Citizens United (2010) and McCutcheon (2014), which opened the floodgates to almost unlimited political campaign spending, should be revisited, vigorously debated, and realigned with the Founders' intentions. B.P. © AudioFile 2015, Portland, Maine [Published: JUNE 2015]