IN recent weeks, there appear to be a welling up of commentaries, particularly on social media, about corruption in our government. There seems to be a growing perception that this disastrous practice ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Adam writes about state and local policy and urban economic issues. Jul 25, 2025, 11:46am EDT Young woman holding a poster against ...

I started writing a column more than 25 years ago in the year 2000, which was the beginning of the 21st century. As I review my past columns, I noticed right away that one of my most written topics ...

On February 11, Transparency International, a global non-governmental organization that works to combat corruption and promote transparency, released its annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), ...