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In The American, Michael C. Moynihan talks to Harvard economist Ben Olken about the economics of bribery and the effectiveness of political assassinations.

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Windtell | February 28, 2008, 6:36pm | #

Very interesting article, this guy has some great ideas.

Danny | February 28, 2008, 8:05pm | #

It's simply fascinating to me that somebody would even think of and investigate this connection. The reality is that assassinations are done for a purpose, and to show that they actually help bring about order is a fantastic notion.