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What the world's history of fighting corruption teaches us

Corruption is not a sum of private sins but an equilibrium: a state in which being honest does not pay while everyone else is crooked. Why show trials fail, and why under autocracy the chief anti-corruption crusader is usually the chief thief. Klitgaard's formula, Hong Kong's ICAC and Georgia's traffic police.

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The power of the argument: truth is born in dialogue, not a megaphone

There are two quite different activities we call by the same word, argument. The first is a joint attempt to get closer to the truth, in which your opponent helps you see your blind spot. The second is a battle of egos where winning matters more than understanding. One makes both people wiser; the other makes both duller.