Dr. Jodi Vittori

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.

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.

It makes it highly unethical, but it also just degrades your overall democracy and your overall governing system. And that's the kind of things that we see with the Supreme Court and the expensive fishing trips and the expensive Winnebago's. Clearly I need better friends because I'm not getting free Winnebago's.

It makes it highly unethical, but it also just degrades your overall democracy and your overall governing system. And that's the kind of things that we see with the Supreme Court and the expensive fishing trips and the expensive Winnebago's. Clearly I need better friends because I'm not getting free Winnebago's.

It makes it highly unethical, but it also just degrades your overall democracy and your overall governing system. And that's the kind of things that we see with the Supreme Court and the expensive fishing trips and the expensive Winnebago's. Clearly I need better friends because I'm not getting free Winnebago's.

The ability for large amounts of money to be bundled and so forth and given to politicians, the weakening of the rules of what they can use for personal use versus non-personal use and the role of private loans. even book sales, stuff like that.

The ability for large amounts of money to be bundled and so forth and given to politicians, the weakening of the rules of what they can use for personal use versus non-personal use and the role of private loans. even book sales, stuff like that.

The ability for large amounts of money to be bundled and so forth and given to politicians, the weakening of the rules of what they can use for personal use versus non-personal use and the role of private loans. even book sales, stuff like that.

In some ways, yes. In some ways, no. And the laws are always changing. And when you make a law, someone finds a loophole, you know, right?

In some ways, yes. In some ways, no. And the laws are always changing. And when you make a law, someone finds a loophole, you know, right?

In some ways, yes. In some ways, no. And the laws are always changing. And when you make a law, someone finds a loophole, you know, right?

It will be, but when we look at the United States compared to other countries, like the ability to give unlimited amounts of dark money under many circumstances is unique. Fair point. The German Marshall Fund did a really interesting study and looked at a lot of countries and their campaign finance laws, and everybody's got a loophole somewhere that everybody thinks is crazy.

It will be, but when we look at the United States compared to other countries, like the ability to give unlimited amounts of dark money under many circumstances is unique. Fair point. The German Marshall Fund did a really interesting study and looked at a lot of countries and their campaign finance laws, and everybody's got a loophole somewhere that everybody thinks is crazy.

It will be, but when we look at the United States compared to other countries, like the ability to give unlimited amounts of dark money under many circumstances is unique. Fair point. The German Marshall Fund did a really interesting study and looked at a lot of countries and their campaign finance laws, and everybody's got a loophole somewhere that everybody thinks is crazy.

But, you know, this whole Citizens United and dark money capability, that one really stands out in the world that you don't have another that you really don't see in other places. When you get a big corruption scandal with campaign finance in Britain or something, you're talking about a few million dollars, not tens and tens of millions of dollars.

But, you know, this whole Citizens United and dark money capability, that one really stands out in the world that you don't have another that you really don't see in other places. When you get a big corruption scandal with campaign finance in Britain or something, you're talking about a few million dollars, not tens and tens of millions of dollars.

But, you know, this whole Citizens United and dark money capability, that one really stands out in the world that you don't have another that you really don't see in other places. When you get a big corruption scandal with campaign finance in Britain or something, you're talking about a few million dollars, not tens and tens of millions of dollars.

And we just kind of look at them like, oh, isn't that cute? When they're complaining about their corruption scandal, they're like, oh, let's talk here.

And we just kind of look at them like, oh, isn't that cute? When they're complaining about their corruption scandal, they're like, oh, let's talk here.

And we just kind of look at them like, oh, isn't that cute? When they're complaining about their corruption scandal, they're like, oh, let's talk here.