Officials Blame Elections for Afghanistan's Opium Boom
'With the presidential election ongoing, there was a huge demand of funding.'
Corruption
Border Patrol Misconduct Becomes a National Problem
Criminals with badges and federal paychecks
Government Agencies Use Their Power to Bolster Their Own Budgets
A northern California legal case involving state and federal efforts to secure a massive financial settlement from the state's largest land owner is rife with allegations of fraud, corruption, and official misconduct
Federal Prosecutors Break Rules, Wreck Lives, and Get Promoted
Washington's overlords protect their own.
Sex, Spice, and Small-Town Texas Justice: The Purple Zone Raid
A Rogue Prosecutor Makes the Drug War Personal
NSA Investigating Current Official's Work With Ex-Chief's Lucrative New Firm
Yet, they somehow don't know if the two are actually working together.
From Moscow With Liberty: Meet the Head of Russia's Libertarian Party
Andrey Shalnev just won an election, and he's sowing the seeds of freedom in an unfree nation.
Is It Time to Indict Barack Obama?
The president's misdeeds look suspiciously like those of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell.
Handouts Corrupt All Governors
What the scandal in Virginia teaches us about politics as usual.
A 'Voter Redistricting Czar'? How About Not.
A California Democrat is cooking up something very un-democratic.
In Detroit, Democracy Isn't Worth Saving—Privatize It All
There's a great case to be made that large swaths of the city should be turned over to private individuals with better ideas and management skills.
Wikileaks: Australia Censorship Order Blocked Reporting on Multinational Corruption Scandal
Also involving Malaysia, Indonesia, and Vietnam
Today's Reason for Government Distrust: Two Former Utah AGs Nabbed for Corruption
Allegations range from accepting bribes to destroying evidence
New Orleans Ex-Mayor Nagin's Katrina Cash-In Nets 10 Years in Prison
Found guilty of 20 charges of bribery and corruption
Is the Export-Import Bank Heading to the Gallows?
Officials reportedly removed over alleged kickbacks.
