The Clinton System
&quot;It is easier to avoid temptation than to resist it&quot; — Dan Ariely.<p>All the research in the world about the details may be interesting, but all anyone needs to know about Hillary Clinton is that she <i>claims</i> that huge quantities campaign contributions and face-to-face meeting time from Wall Street have no impact on her decisions and priorities. That claim alone is enough to completely discredit her. Period.<p>Never never never trust any person who says &quot;I&#x27;m immune to this apparent conflict of interest.&quot; I&#x27;m not even making a judgment about whether Hillary Clinton <i>believes</i> her own claim. She might be flat-out lying or she might be completely honest yet totally deluded. Either way, she&#x27;s untrustworthy.<p>The <i>only</i> way to trust someone is if they say &quot;I am human, and so I am susceptible to conflicts of interest, so I am actively avoiding such conflicts (or, if any conflicts arise, I will recuse myself or at least acknowledging the conflict).&quot; A person who denies the significance of conflicts of interest is a person unfit for decision-making.