EpisodeIs the U.S. Really Less Corrupt Than China? (Update)Freakonomics Radio · Sep 26, 2025 · 58 minPlay · 57:34SaveShareEpisode pageIn this episode we first published in 2021, the political scientist Yuen Yuen Ang argues that different forms of government create different styles of corruption — and that the U.S. and China have more in common than we’d like to admit.RelatedVideos 8Books 2Blogs 248:12Republic, Lost (my favorite version)lessig8.6k views • 15 years ago20:54Our democracy no longer represents the people. Here's how we fix it | Larry Lessig | TEDxMidAtlanticTEDx Talks2.7M views • 11 years ago57:19Republic, Lost | Lawrence Lessig | Talks at GoogleTalks at Google96k views • 14 years ago24:40Understanding the rise of China | Martin JacquesTED2.4M views • 15 years ago5:51Corruption is Legal in AmericaRepresentUs2.3M views • 11 years ago18:20We the People, and the Republic we must reclaim | Lawrence LessigTED314k views • 13 years ago1:31:53Gwynne Dyer -- Geopolitics in a Hotter WorldThe University of British Columbia82k views • 16 years ago5:29How to Fix America's Corrupt Political SystemRepresentUs479k views • 10 years ago