Is There a Higher Bar for Political Leaders?

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i think we have to have a higher bar for political leaders. It's not just politicians, it's alsoa people inpositions of power in other parts of life. And i think the knowledge aspect of governing has been decreased so much where you don't have to know anything. The only thing i think that ts an oddity about our system and say, well, does it always have to be this way? is we haveike no requirements whatsoever to be president. I meanie, and for congress too. As i i'm a total history nurd, so i'm training to be a tour guide at a cathedral where i live in england. For six months it

All societies grant more power to some citizens, and there is always a temptation to use that power for the benefit of themselves rather than for the greater good. Power corrupts, we are told — but to what extent is that true? Would any of us, upon receiving great power, be tempted by corruption? Or are corruptible people drawn to accrue power? Brian Klaas has investigated these questions by looking at historical examples and by interviewing hundreds of people who have been in this position. He concludes that power can corrupt, but it doesn’t necessarily do so — we can construct safeguards to keep corruption to a minimum.

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Brian Klaas received his D.Phil. in Politics from the University of Oxford. He is currently Associate Professor in Global Politics at University College London and a columnist for The Washington Post. His new book is Corruptible: Who Gets Power and How it Changes Us. He is host of the Power Corrupts podcast.