Sure. Start with Madoff, then go to Enron, and run down your list. You might note that you run off the same few examples each time.

One of the most quaint beliefs of the Left is that if you put a government bureaucrat in charge of things, suddenly corruption, greed, selfishness, and all the rest are no longer part of the equation. Got a problem? Pass more regulations. And more and more and more and more and more. Surely someday we will write the Golden Law that makes disasters impossible, criminals disappear, and poverty vanish. Give us the power of gods and all your wealth, the politicians say, and we will build you the Kingdom of Heaven.

Heard it all before.

I've looked at the past century. I've seen the ideas and philosophies that end nations and humanity. I've also seen the ideas and philosophies that create prosperity, peace, and the greatest productivity in history. The verdict was in on that a long time ago. And now, as Europe reels under the liberal ideal of "social democracy," we can see that particular chimera doesn't seem to work any better than the pure forms of collectivism.

Are we back to financial impact as the criteria again? I thought we were measuring morality. If we're back to financial impact, then unfunded liabilities are back on top. And we haven't even touched on the massive economic impact landing on us from the government social entitlement versions of those.