Recent political research has provided evidence that state level corruption increases the further the capital is from the state’s dominant city. Living in New York and having seen the corrupt mess that is Albany this comes as no surprise. As past readers of Continuations know, I am a supporter of Represent.us and the American Anti-corruption Act. Also, here is a longer post that explains why the influence of money in politics has been growing ever more problematic. If you are a registered Dem...

Recent political research has provided evidence that state level corruption increases the further the capital is from the state’s dominant city. Living in New York and having seen the corrupt mess that is Albany this comes as no surprise. As past readers of Continuations know, I am a supporter of Represent.us and the American Anti-corruption Act. Also, here is a longer post that explains why the influence of money in politics has been growing ever more problematic. If you are a registered Dem...