Tag: corruption

The Attempted Congressional Ethics Coup Is Writing on the Wall

“The days have gone down in the West, behind the hills, into shadow.” – Theoden son of Thengel, Seventeenth King of Rohan, from the Lament for the Rohirrim I don’t know how to fix Washington....

/ January 3, 2017

What you should know about the brief wondrous career of Aaron Schock

Seven years ago, Aaron Schock was positively chipper. At 27 years old, he was the youngest representative elected to Congress — and the first congressman born in the 1980s. He wore pastel ties and overused...

/ March 18, 2015

Why we shouldn’t hashtag BrazilProblems during the World Cup

I barely remember who won gold in hockey at the Sochi Olympics and I’ve pretty much forgotten all the other results. The thing I actually remember about the winter Games? #SochiProblems. Live wires in the...

/ May 30, 2014