Tag: America’s Criminal Class

Mark Twain said it best: “America is a nation without a distinct criminal class…with the possible exception of Congress.” Using Twain’s observation as a guideline we took a long, hard look at the 535 men and woman who make up the House and Senate of the United States in 1999 and found a collection of rogues, con artists, scofflaws and bad check artists. We found Twain was right. Congress comprises a distinct criminal class.