Government corruption & institutions
Corruption, self-dealing, and trust in federal institutions.
Soapbox Score on this issue (last 30 days)
L+4.1
2,291 mentions across 1701 episodes
Lean trend · L ↔ R
Range L+4.5 to L+1.1 · rolling 7-day index
Attention trend · mention volume
Peak 709 · Low 173 · rolling 7-day mention count
Left-leaning position
Concern over self-dealing, oligarchy, and conflicts of interest at the top.
Right-leaning position
Concern over an unaccountable "deep state" bureaucracy that needs draining.
Channels covering this issue
last 30 days, sorted by share of voiceLMeidasTouch Network
L+7.8
85 mentions · share-of-voice weight 1,796
LMS NOW (MSNBC)
L+7.1
82 mentions · share-of-voice weight 1,643
LAdam Mockler
L+8.1
81 mentions · share-of-voice weight 1,505
LSecular Talk (Kyle Kulinski)
L+8.9
70 mentions · share-of-voice weight 1,461
LBrian Tyler Cohen
L+8.4
67 mentions · share-of-voice weight 1,377
LThe Young Turks
L+8.1
61 mentions · share-of-voice weight 1,276
LLegal AF
L+4.5
62 mentions · share-of-voice weight 1,102
MThe Hill
L+4.7
58 mentions · share-of-voice weight 1,007
LTalking Feds with Harry Litman
L+4.8
49 mentions · share-of-voice weight 870
LDeadline: White House
L+8.8
45 mentions · share-of-voice weight 794
LThe Majority Report w/ Sam Seder
L+7.0
44 mentions · share-of-voice weight 770
RRedacted
L+0.3
37 mentions · share-of-voice weight 743
MPBS NewsHour
L+7.3
35 mentions · share-of-voice weight 672
LDavid Pakman Show
L+7.1
33 mentions · share-of-voice weight 623
RNewsmax
R+3.8
34 mentions · share-of-voice weight 603
MBloomberg Television
L+4.2
33 mentions · share-of-voice weight 566
LDemocracy Now!
L+7.6
29 mentions · share-of-voice weight 548
RReal America's Voice (RAV)
R+4.0
32 mentions · share-of-voice weight 544
LThe Don Lemon Show
L+6.9
29 mentions · share-of-voice weight 544
MThe Bulwark Podcast
L+8.9
30 mentions · share-of-voice weight 520
MBreaking Points
L+8.3
29 mentions · share-of-voice weight 519
LAll In with Chris Hayes
L+7.4
30 mentions · share-of-voice weight 498
LThe Beat with Ari Melber
L+7.8
29 mentions · share-of-voice weight 493
LKatie Phang
L+2.8
28 mentions · share-of-voice weight 474
MBreaking Points
L+6.5
25 mentions · share-of-voice weight 461
LThe Warning with Steve Schmidt
L+8.0
26 mentions · share-of-voice weight 455
ROANN
R+3.0
26 mentions · share-of-voice weight 449
RTucker Carlson Network
L+1.6
21 mentions · share-of-voice weight 432
RSidebar with Viva Frei
R+1.8
25 mentions · share-of-voice weight 419
RThe Glenn Beck Program
R+5.3
19 mentions · share-of-voice weight 395
RThe Rubin Report
R+0.2
21 mentions · share-of-voice weight 390
LPod Save America
L+8.9
20 mentions · share-of-voice weight 384
RJohn Solomon Reports
R+2.7
23 mentions · share-of-voice weight 378
RFox News
R+0.4
17 mentions · share-of-voice weight 374
LMorning Joe
L+7.5
23 mentions · share-of-voice weight 356
LThe Majority Report w/ Sam Seder
L+5.1
21 mentions · share-of-voice weight 354
MCBS News
L+5.3
19 mentions · share-of-voice weight 342
LDemocracy Now!
L+8.0
20 mentions · share-of-voice weight 336
RThe Trish Regan Show
R+0.2
22 mentions · share-of-voice weight 329
MForbes Breaking News
R+2.0
18 mentions · share-of-voice weight 310
RThe PBD Podcast
R+2.4
16 mentions · share-of-voice weight 310
RCandace Owens
R+2.0
15 mentions · share-of-voice weight 298
LFast Politics
L+8.9
19 mentions · share-of-voice weight 296
MCNBC Television
L+5.7
16 mentions · share-of-voice weight 287
RThe Joe Pags Show
R+5.1
20 mentions · share-of-voice weight 285
MTangle
L+6.5
18 mentions · share-of-voice weight 285
RThe Jesse Kelly Show
R+4.2
19 mentions · share-of-voice weight 285
RThe Rubin Report
R+6.2
14 mentions · share-of-voice weight 279
RThe Sean Hannity Show
R+5.6
15 mentions · share-of-voice weight 278
RThe Megyn Kelly Show
L+0.7
16 mentions · share-of-voice weight 271
LIndisputable with Dr. Rashad Richey
L+6.8
14 mentions · share-of-voice weight 270
RChicks on The Right
R+3.0
17 mentions · share-of-voice weight 268
RConservative Review with Daniel Horowitz
L+2.7
17 mentions · share-of-voice weight 268
RFox Business
R+3.2
14 mentions · share-of-voice weight 268
MThe Joe Rogan Experience
R+0.7
13 mentions · share-of-voice weight 265
RPat Gray Unleashed
R+6.1
17 mentions · share-of-voice weight 263
MNewsNation
R+1.9
14 mentions · share-of-voice weight 257
MReuters
L+2.7
13 mentions · share-of-voice weight 252
MAl Jazeera English
L+4.2
14 mentions · share-of-voice weight 247
LMore Perfect Union
L+6.4
13 mentions · share-of-voice weight 242
RPod Force One
R+4.8
13 mentions · share-of-voice weight 236
LRaging Moderates
L+8.1
13 mentions · share-of-voice weight 228
LDestiny
L+7.6
13 mentions · share-of-voice weight 226
RThe Guy Benson Show
L+1.8
15 mentions · share-of-voice weight 214
RThe Liz Wheeler Show
R+1.6
13 mentions · share-of-voice weight 214
MThe Chuck ToddCast
L+6.7
15 mentions · share-of-voice weight 214
RThe Benny Show
R+0.6
12 mentions · share-of-voice weight 208
LZeteo (Mehdi Hasan)
L+8.5
11 mentions · share-of-voice weight 202
MConsider This from NPR
L+7.9
12 mentions · share-of-voice weight 197
RThe Wright Report
R+5.0
12 mentions · share-of-voice weight 192
RValuetainment
R+7.2
9 mentions · share-of-voice weight 192
LWhat A Day
L+6.9
13 mentions · share-of-voice weight 192
MThe Scott Jennings Podcast
R+1.4
14 mentions · share-of-voice weight 192
MABC News
L+5.7
9 mentions · share-of-voice weight 190
RSteve Deace Show
R+3.6
12 mentions · share-of-voice weight 186
LStay Tuned with Preet
L+6.4
10 mentions · share-of-voice weight 181
LPod Save the World
L+3.7
11 mentions · share-of-voice weight 181
RThe Dana Show with Dana Loesch
L+2.3
12 mentions · share-of-voice weight 175
MThe Fox News Rundown
R+4.7
12 mentions · share-of-voice weight 170
RCommentary Magazine Podcast
L+6.2
12 mentions · share-of-voice weight 170
RThe Ben Shapiro Show
L+2.6
9 mentions · share-of-voice weight 164
RThe Charlie Kirk Show
R+0.6
9 mentions · share-of-voice weight 162
MJubilee
L+8.6
7 mentions · share-of-voice weight 155
LPivot
L+9.1
8 mentions · share-of-voice weight 148
RMorning Wire (Daily Wire)
R+0.1
11 mentions · share-of-voice weight 142
RTimcast IRL (Tim Pool)
R+8.4
8 mentions · share-of-voice weight 142
MThe NPR Politics Podcast
L+8.4
9 mentions · share-of-voice weight 142
RPart Of The Problem
L+2.9
8 mentions · share-of-voice weight 137
RVerdict with Ted Cruz
R+3.8
9 mentions · share-of-voice weight 137
RLouder with Crowder
L+5.9
7 mentions · share-of-voice weight 135
RNew York Post
L+1.3
7 mentions · share-of-voice weight 134
RBlazeTV
R+3.0
9 mentions · share-of-voice weight 133
RSara Gonzales Unfiltered
R+2.2
8 mentions · share-of-voice weight 131
RThe Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show
R+3.6
8 mentions · share-of-voice weight 131
LThe Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
L+8.8
7 mentions · share-of-voice weight 124
RThe Ben Shapiro Show
L+0.8
6 mentions · share-of-voice weight 123
LHell and High Water
L+9.0
6 mentions · share-of-voice weight 110
LToday, Explained
L+6.4
7 mentions · share-of-voice weight 104
RShawn Ryan Show
R+1.7
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 102
RTriggered with Don Jr.
R+4.8
6 mentions · share-of-voice weight 97
MAll-In Podcast
R+1.6
6 mentions · share-of-voice weight 97
MThe Rest Is Politics: US
R+0.4
6 mentions · share-of-voice weight 93
RMichael Knowles
R+8.1
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 90
RThe Matt Walsh Show
R+2.1
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 90
LThe Rachel Maddow Show
L+8.6
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 88
LVICE News
R+2.8
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 84
LBad Faith
L+8.6
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 82
LPolitical Gabfest
L+8.7
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 82
MOn with Kara Swisher
L+8.3
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 82
MTriggernometry
R+5.0
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 81
MNBC News
L+5.6
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 78
MBBC News
L+6.3
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 73
RThe Matt Walsh Show
L+3.9
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 72
LNPR
L+8.9
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 71
MDW News
L+7.3
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 68
RThe Remnant with Jonah Goldberg
L+3.1
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 66
MThe David Frum Show
L+8.7
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 66
MThe Peter Zeihan Podcast
L+8.7
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 66
M60 Minutes
L+4.1
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 60
MAll-In Podcast
R+1.6
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 54
MUp First from NPR
L+8.8
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 49
MCNN
L+8.0
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 44
MHacks on Tap
L+8.8
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 44
MClub Random Podcast
L+3.4
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 41
MPiers Morgan Uncensored
L+1.5
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 38
MOpen To Debate
L+9.0
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 38
MThe Focus Group
L+9.0
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 38
LVox
L+5.0
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 36
RJesse Watters
L+1.7
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 33
MPlain English with Derek Thompson
R+0.7
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 33
MNext Level
L+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 27
RThe Megyn Kelly Show
R+9.6
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 26
LOffline with Jon Favreau
L+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 22
RAndrew Klavan
R+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 18
RThe Trey Gowdy Podcast
R+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 16
MNext Up with Mark Halperin
L+8.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 16
MThe Bret Baier Podcast
L+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 16
LUseful Idiots
L+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 16
MReal Time with Bill Maher
L+8.4
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 13
LThe Ezra Klein Show
R+4.2
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 11
MEconomist Podcasts
L+5.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 11