If one were seeking a legacy, the proper way is to stop treating the anti-corruption campaign as a tool for redemption. It should be embraced as an opportunity to make systemic changes even at the cost of popularity....
The national obsession with corruption, for which we begrudgingly thank the President, has been hijacked by these political forces. It’s a ticket to winning the ultimate political prize. It’s also a hammer by which to smash the incumbent’s eroding political capital...
The obvious conclusion, impermeable to spin, is that the anti-corruption pivot, meant to prop up the President as anti-corruption crusader, is a dismal failure....
