Well-performing societies had both  the rule of law was necessary, but norms respected by all citizens had greater flexibility. And that is certainly worth celebrating. We werent certain how you created good institutions, we couldnt even define what the term meant precisely, but you knew it when you saw it. When I was chief economist of the World Bank some 20 years ago, we would lecture countries about creating good institutions, and at the time we looked to the United States as a model and paragon. Even if former Vice President Joe Biden prevails eventually, he will likely be faced with a Republican Senate majority and a 2022 contest that will put the House of Representatives squarely in Republican sights.
There wasn’t really a reward for acquitted criminals.
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There wasn’t really a reward for acquitted criminals .
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