Regulation, in theory, is meant to civilize markets, to create fairness, transparency, and accountability. But over time, it becomes an instrument of control. The complexity of modern rules don't eliminate corruption. It professionalizes it. Small players drown in compliance costs, while those embedded in the political and financial class treat regulation as a weapon to keep competition out. The true insider write the law. Nancy Pelosi’s trades are merely the visible edge of a system where ethics have been outsourced to legality.