They may then be willing to cast principled votes based on an educated understanding of the public interest in the face of polls suggesting that the ….

I am persuaded that in the case of elected officials, the overwhelming temptation is to conclude that it is more important for your constituents that….

Under the circumstances, may I suggest another means of encouraging probity in elective office. I refer to term limitations, which can serve ends bey….

This source of corruption, alas, is inherent in the democratic system itself, and it can only be controlled, if at all, by finding ways to encourage ….

Unfortunately, in today's world we have to be reminded that the power of an oath derives from the fact that in it we ask God to bear witness to the p….

Unfortunately, the media, which are not at all reluctant to act in their own self-interest, have succeeded in equating reform in the public mind with….

If enough people openly engage in conduct once considered reprehensible, we rewrite the rule book and assume that God, as a good democrat, will go al….

I had hoped that the current presidential campaign debates might educate the public as to what is really involved in the ongoing controversy over cam….

Given the difficulty of resisting such temptations over the longer run, a proper concern for the welfare of congressional souls may well be the ultim….

The kind of corruption the media talk about, the kind the Supreme Court was concerned about, involves the putative sale of votes in exchange for camp….

What distinguishes the campaign finance issue from just about every other one being debated these days is that the two sides do not divide along conv….

What people fail to appreciate is that the currency of corruption in elective office is, not money, but votes..

In rendering its decision in our case, the Supreme Court equated money with speech because these days it takes the first to make yourself heard..