Yes, there are bad guys running some companies. And yes, someone ought to go to jail in the WorldCom fiasco. But to condemn the executives without looking at the incentives and pressures to cheat misses the mark.

Let me suggest that one way to begin is to examine four myths that have fueled corporate cheating and […]

In United States v. Lucite ball containing lunar material (an actual case, I’m not making this up, folks), the feds are suing to get back a moon rock from an American who brought it back from Honduras. They’re alleging that this rock from the Apollo 17 mission is stolen property; ironic considering that NASA took […]