Corruption czar
Cuba and Bolivia are among only a few countries that have had an anti-corruption
ministry. Lots of countries have ethics officers, but it just doesn't sound very good if
you elevate the war on corruption to the same level as the justice and interior ministries,
since their task is to weed out all crime and corruption anyway. If Radek John
is demoted from interior minister to corruption czar as a way to save the Czech
government, a highfalutin name for his office will be needed. If he's sincere about
getting results, he could perhaps borrow from the Russians and call it the "ministry
for civil defense, emergencies and the elimination of the consequences of natural
disasters." That would get to the crux of the Czech corruption problem. If he's not
sincere, something like "mafia resource center" or "the office for pretending that
we're really very serious about eliminating corruption" would be much more fitting.
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