Michael Philips, in Ethicshat Is (July 1984), University of Chicago Press, Journals Division, P.O. Box 37005, Chi-
Bribery? cago, 111.60637.
Suppose a policeman stops you for speeding, and you fold a $20 bill around your driver's license before handing it over. Also suppose he takes it and lets you drive off with only a warning. Is that bribery? The answer is not so obvious, according to Philips, of Portland State University.
The American public, easily angered malfeasance in government and business,...