The roots of corruption can be found in authoritarian child rearing practices

As an observer of the Trump Administration, I’m fascinated with the fact that so many people are being tried and convicted for high crimes and misdemeanors. I believe that the reason so many people at the top can be prone to corruption, is that at one time or another in their lives, perhaps routinely, they have been subjected to abuse at the hands of their parents.

How else can we explain the way members of the Trump administration cut spending for the welfare state, cut deals for their friends…