Op-Ed

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-weschler-corruption-20111101,0,2370887.story

This op-ed piece was interesting and well written in the sense that it departed from the average "just facts" newspiece. The writer contrasted his trip to Uganda and his confrontation with police officers who hassled him for a bit of money because they are so underpaid to rich American campaign financers who seek to get richer. He notes that in some countries, corruption arises out of a need for money to live, but in America, it is the rich who are corrupt. The point is difficult to make, and it was mostly successful. The writer did a good job at connecting these two ideas, though it would be nice for readers who don't know him if he had answered which he thought was worse rather than just leave the reader without reassurance. Still, it was a decent Op-Ed piece.