Dr. Jodi Vittori

Well, and the concerns about, you know, half million dollar Winnebago's and so forth aren't exactly helping their credibility with the people. Not at all. Damn. That's a big part of what you deal with in any sort of society, but particularly if society really is becoming much more kleptocratic. Every day it's another, how is this okay?

That degradation of society, its values, its norms, as its institutions are allowed to degrade themselves. The society at large in many ways degrades itself.

That degradation of society, its values, its norms, as its institutions are allowed to degrade themselves. The society at large in many ways degrades itself.

That degradation of society, its values, its norms, as its institutions are allowed to degrade themselves. The society at large in many ways degrades itself.

It's, I mean, different scholars will some will argue that we're already at least in an oligarchy. And this came up quite a bit since 2008. And you actually brought up in one of your other shows the fact that nobody was actually went to jail for gross not led to 2008.

It's, I mean, different scholars will some will argue that we're already at least in an oligarchy. And this came up quite a bit since 2008. And you actually brought up in one of your other shows the fact that nobody was actually went to jail for gross not led to 2008.

It's, I mean, different scholars will some will argue that we're already at least in an oligarchy. And this came up quite a bit since 2008. And you actually brought up in one of your other shows the fact that nobody was actually went to jail for gross not led to 2008.

That at least if not a kleptocracy, these increasing concerns about the United States already being an oligarchy ruled by the few were those few. It's an Aristotelian term literally from 350 B.C., that these are individuals that are in charge for their benefit, not for the benefit of society overall.

That at least if not a kleptocracy, these increasing concerns about the United States already being an oligarchy ruled by the few were those few. It's an Aristotelian term literally from 350 B.C., that these are individuals that are in charge for their benefit, not for the benefit of society overall.

That at least if not a kleptocracy, these increasing concerns about the United States already being an oligarchy ruled by the few were those few. It's an Aristotelian term literally from 350 B.C., that these are individuals that are in charge for their benefit, not for the benefit of society overall.

And I understand the argument at the time. It actually makes a lot of sense. And many of those who were in charge had been students of the Great Depression. But after the fact, they still didn't go to jail. And it wasn't just that. We've seen the role that money is playing increasingly in politics.

And I understand the argument at the time. It actually makes a lot of sense. And many of those who were in charge had been students of the Great Depression. But after the fact, they still didn't go to jail. And it wasn't just that. We've seen the role that money is playing increasingly in politics.

And I understand the argument at the time. It actually makes a lot of sense. And many of those who were in charge had been students of the Great Depression. But after the fact, they still didn't go to jail. And it wasn't just that. We've seen the role that money is playing increasingly in politics.

How different as we focus a lot in the Supreme Court and Citizens United, but a lot of campaign finance issues. laws and rules have actually been degraded under the courts and particularly the Supreme Court over the years to to a shell of what they were in the past. The amount of what what constituted corruption has shrunk, the ability of politicians to accept money.

How different as we focus a lot in the Supreme Court and Citizens United, but a lot of campaign finance issues. laws and rules have actually been degraded under the courts and particularly the Supreme Court over the years to to a shell of what they were in the past. The amount of what what constituted corruption has shrunk, the ability of politicians to accept money.

How different as we focus a lot in the Supreme Court and Citizens United, but a lot of campaign finance issues. laws and rules have actually been degraded under the courts and particularly the Supreme Court over the years to to a shell of what they were in the past. The amount of what what constituted corruption has shrunk, the ability of politicians to accept money.

One of the interesting things about the definition of a conflict of interest overall is we know it's very it degrades a democracy. But conflict of interest doesn't actually have to be illegal, unlike bribery or something where there's illegality.

One of the interesting things about the definition of a conflict of interest overall is we know it's very it degrades a democracy. But conflict of interest doesn't actually have to be illegal, unlike bribery or something where there's illegality.

One of the interesting things about the definition of a conflict of interest overall is we know it's very it degrades a democracy. But conflict of interest doesn't actually have to be illegal, unlike bribery or something where there's illegality.

The concept is if a rational person could have questions about that civil servant or that politician and where their interest lies, that's where the conflict of interest is.