Fordham Law School Professor Zephyr Teachout wrote an op-ed for The New York Times on corruption in state government.
Albany is reeling, but fighting the kind of corruption that plagues not only New York State but the whole nation isn’t just about getting cuffs on the right guy. As with the recent conviction of the former Virginia governor Bob McDonnell for receiving improper gifts and loans, a fixation on plain graft misses the more pernicious poison that has entered our system.
Read Teachout’s entire op-ed piece here.