Think corruption is a modern disease? Think again. For nearly 4,000 years, kings, priests, and philosophers have wrestled with the same question: what happens when power serves itself? This three-part Rotten&Co series digs into ancient laws, lost empires, and moral manifestos to reveal how early civilizations confronted greed, graft, and the misuse of authority — sometimes with brilliance, sometimes with brutality.

While we would love to say this is a contribution from the distinguished scholar, political scientist and author, it's not, this is an...

The final part of this intro to corruption will take a quick look at how corruption might differ or be contested by country, culture or...

In the last post we got to a base definition of corruption for our common usage, 'the abuse of power for illicit gain.' Before we go...