Why Busnessmen Are More Honest than Preachers, Politicians and Professors by Dwight Lee

From the Independent Review. The case for the businessmen's relative honesty is not that they are more virtuous than preachers, politicians and professors. Instead, the argument is based on the constraints under consideration who might seek to profit from dishonesty. Businessmen are more honest than preachers, politicians and professors because they have the least to gain from dishonest claims about the benefits their products provide.