America's culture is moving in a new and dangerous direction, as it becomes more accepting and tolerant of dishonesty and financial abuse. Tamar Frankel argues that this phenomenon is not new; in fact it has a specific traceable past. During the past thirty years temptations and opportunities to...

The statement "trust but verify" seems self-contradictory, as "trust" means reliance without the need to verify. This paper discusses the use of this statement including by President Reagan and the possible origin of the statement. The paper concludes that the word "verify" limits or eliminates...