The Mad Centrist
"A sane person to an insane society must appear insane." ― Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Not Mad as in Angry, Mad as in Insane.
And in an insane world, the sane are simply Mad. I am The Mad Centrist.
You can be too!
The Mad Centrist podcast is a middle ground, pragmatic, politically polite, and irreverently independent show. Pulling the rug out from beneath Democrats and Republicans alike, while respecting democrats and republican citizens (the distinction between Party and people is critical!). Amusing anecdotes of the crazy world we find ourselves in, how to maybe get along better, and pull the world back towards sanity, and do so while having some fun!
The Mad Centrist
Episode 84: Corruption
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We vote for these people? WHY?
And then we do it again. They show us, in detail, why they should not be trusted, and yet we put them right back in office.
Corruption isn't exactly new, but it is absolutely new & improved. Blatant, in your face corruption is getting people votes!
Show Notes:
The history of corruption: https://historyrise.com/article/most-corrupt-regimes-in-history-top-10-examples-of-power-and-greed/
BBC Reporting on Nigel Farage: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn5pr0gp3gro
Independent reporting on Farage: https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/editorials/farage-henry-nowak-reform-stabbing-makerfield-b2988972.html
Ken Paxton's scandal timeline: https://thebarbedwire.com/2026/02/17/ken-paxton-scandal-timeline/
The earlier episode on Menendez abd Santos: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2079783/episodes/14787644-tmc-episode-12-congressional-conscience
Various Trump trading (Corruption) stories: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/trump-stock-trades-fuel-accusations-of-corruption-and-profiting-off-presidency
https://fortune.com/2026/05/15/trump-stock-trades-brokerage-iran-war-ai-big-tech-market-moving/
https://apnews.com/article/stock-trading-trump-nvidia-apple-defense-1bd6e661929430892ae8f1eced3e0df8
https://moneywise.com/news/investing/trump-michael-dell-stock-insider-trading
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