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Sorry I won’t be abe to attend tomorrow’s discussion, but wanted to share three articles—two from conservative columnists:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/we-need-a-single-standard-for-ralph-northam-justin-fairfax–and-all-the-others/2019/02/06/8148cc1a-2a62-11e9-b2fc-721718903bfc_story.html?utm_term=.d5974567088c

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/02/07/what-virginias-scandals-tell-us/

Next Monday, we plan to examine “bribery.” We can discuss questions such as:

• How should U.S. companies operate in countries in which bribes (or whatever somewhat broader term you might prefer) are a de facto part of doing business?
  
  • Does the “Foreign Corrupt Practices Act” unduly disadvantage U.S. businesses (and, therefore, the U.S. economy, labor force, etc.)?
  • How should U.S. companies with a global customer base compete in these difficult environments? Would abstention make a difference?
• More broadly, what constitutes a “bribe,” as opposed to other transactions between parties?
  • For example, to what extent do any of the allegations against our current President constitute “bribes?”