Don’t Show me the Money! Why Americans think all Politicians are Bought

In most contexts, a contestant giving money to those who have to make an unbiased decision is considered a bad thing. A baseball player can’t offer an umpire $1,000 prior to going up to bat. If you gave a big check to a college admissions officer, one might reasonably doubt that your child got into Harvard on the strength of his “How can Clocks be Useful?” essay. And…