Check out the latest commentary at the Nassau Institute. This week’s topic is Global Corruption and the Role of Government, by Dr. Richard Ebeling of the American Institute for Economic Research.

Here’s a little snippet:

Local magistrates in the Roman Empire were permitted to legally receive cash gifts of up to 100 gold pieces a year, but anything beyond this amount was considered “filth.” There was also a separate criminal category against what was called concussio, or the “shakedown” and “extortion.” A Roman official might claim to have a legal order against someone, and demand a bribe not to enforce it against the individual’s person or property.

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