August 14, 1995
Ronald Yates' article on the ADM "mole," Mark Whitacre, and the state of corporate ethics in general (Perspective, July 30), was on the mark, so to speak. Mr. Yates says those who run corporations view anti-trust laws like the 55-m.p.h. speed limit on highways--laws "meant to be broken." Inconvenient laws. What is the difference between being above an anti-trust law and being above a law against drug trafficking or murder? Why is "white-collar" crime just an annoyance on the way to the really important...