Having read a few pieces from this author's blog, it strikes me that he lacks nuance and writes for sensational rhetorical effect. Debates about access and the

Having read a few pieces from this author's blog, it strikes me that he lacks nuance and writes for sensational rhetorical effect. Debates about access and the role of money in American politics are important. Conflating direct bribery (as in transfer of value for official action) with fuzzy access politics does NOT clarify the discussion. It seems the point is to push back against some strawman argument that corruption only exists in less developed countries. But thankfully, we have a well-developed political science tradition that defines, measures and tracks these things much more carefully than a blogger-agitator. Toss in the petty racial elbow-jabs, this blog post is not particularly worthwhile.