George Washington Plunkitt

A collection of political sermons attributed to a crooked machine boss is a handy reference for New York City’s current political chaos.

Why Washington needs more honest graft.

Robert La Follette saw politics as a never-ending struggle for democracy and fairness and preached perseverance.

The decades after the Civil War saw mass participation and mass outrage, followed by a period of orderly reform. What can we learn from that era today?

Seven scholars discuss the definition, nature, practice, and periodization of corruption in the United States.