Political scandals / Randy Scherer, book editor.

Incluye bibliografía.

_ Political scandals erode the public´s trust in the political system / Sebastian Mallaby -- Political scandals will destroy the Republican Party / Evan Thomas -- Political scandals will not destroy the Republican Party / William Kristol -- Political scandals do not sway voters / David Weigel -- Political scandals positively affect voter turnout / Rod Liddle -- Women have fewer sex scandals than men / Steve Chapman -- Efforts to prevent political scandals have been ineffective / Charlie Cray -- Efforts to prevent political scandals are not useless / Gary Ruskin -- Ethics laws can install public trust / Nicole Casal Moore -- Instituting public campaign financing can reduce political scandals / Mark Schmitt -- Journalists should lessen their coverage of political scandals / Matthew Felling -- Hypocrisy causes political scandals / David Paul Kuhn and John F. Harris -- Executive privilege is abused in recent political scandals / Bruce Fein.

An examination of the detrimental effects of scandal on the American political landscape.