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Janine R. Wedel

Janine R. Wedel, anthropologist and University Professor at George Mason University, is the author of Unaccountable: How Elite Power Brokers Corrupt our Finances, Freedom, and Security.

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Forget the McDonnells. We’re Ignoring Bigger, More Pernicious Corruption Right Under Our Noses.
Last week, former Virginia governor Robert McDonnell was sentenced to two years in federal prison for accepting lavish vacations, sweetheart loans, and an engraved Rolex from an executive of a dietary supplement maker. His wife will be sentenced next month. The pair seems like the poster children...
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