That is pretty interesting. I never noticed that. But I am kind of wondering how baby naming or the whole deal with the real-estate agents qualifies as corruption. Aren't the real estate agents just lazy? And the parents of the children just cruel? (unintentionally, as in the case of Temptress, and intentionally, as in the case of Loser Lane) I think it's a little dark to consider all of the topics to be under of the category of sin, as much we enjoy calling ourselves materialistic and evil sinners in America. I think that a lot of what Levitt and Dubner talk about is normal behavior. No, people shouldn't be dealing crack and shooting up rival gangs, and no, teachers shouldn't be changing their students' test scores. But aren't those people and aren't we all just trying to get by? People have been doing bad things for thousands of years. Shit happens, it's how we get by.

But I do agree that there is definitely a theme of corruption, cheating, and crime, even if it doesn't apply to every single chapter. It also relates to another, favorite theme: incentives....