Zephyr Teachout‘s book Corruption in America: From Benjamin Franklin’s Snuffbox to Citizens United was mentioned in The News & Observer (North Carolina).
The founding fathers were deeply concerned with the threat corruption posed to their emergent government. Teachout, a Fordham law professor, powerfully argues that their commitment to safeguarding against it has been undermined by the Supreme Court since at least the 1970s – especially in the realm of corporations’ financial contributions to politics.
