I found Heather Gerken to be remarkably articulate, well-informed, and intelligent in this interview.
Enjoy.
Recommended Reading: McCutcheon vs. Federal Election Commission
“All governments suffer a recurring problem: power attracts pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it is magnetic to the corruptible. Such people have a tendency to become drunk on violence, a condition to which they are quickly addicted."
Frank Herbert, Chapterhouse Dune, March 1985