Lessons from Living in Russia

Plagiarism, Perverse Incentives, and the Authoritarian Mindset, Part I

I spent the 2003-2004 academic year, the year after I graduated from Ball State University, teaching English at a private language school and sort of cultural exchange center—the American Home—in Vladimir, Russia. The school’s draw was the chance to be taught by native speakers of U.S. English, and to get to interact more with these Americans at occasio…