Corruption

While we are on the subject, Transparency International is a non-profit based in Berlin that keeps tabs on worldwide corruption and its effect on society. You can find them here: Transparency International.

Their 2005 Corruption report ranks the U.S. at number 17. I wonder whether the current outbreak of scandals in Washington will push us further down the rankings. Then again I notice that 16th to 18th is a pretty consistent place for us. Maybe that’s the best we can hope for until our system is fixed so that cheating isn’t such a temptation for our elected representatives.