Mises Wire
Author:
William H. Peterson
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How prevalent has political corruption been over recorded history—and how did it originate? Quite an inkling as to its prevalence and origin can be found in a book written by H. J. Haskell and published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1939. The book is The New Deal in Old Rome. Haskell, a newspaperman with the Kansas City Star, was both puzzled and inspired