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On Tuesday, the Brookings Institution held an event entitled “Democracy’s resilience: Is America’s democracy threatened?” During the event, a panel of scholars discussed trends ...

This week, Katrina vanden Heuvel penned an op-ed in The Washington Post alleging that “big and dark money” are “drown[ing] out” the voices of ...

Last week, FiveThirtyEight published an article analyzing the First Amendment jurisprudence of Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts. While the overall thrust of the ...

In politics, it’s easy for narratives to take hold before the facts have a chance to catch up. Political speech issues are no different. ...

By now, you may be aware that it’s Sunshine Week, “the annual nationwide celebration of access to public information” organized by the American Society ...

Can a subway system ban advertisements that convey a controversial political opinion? What about an ad that asks riders to “embrace humanity and inclusion”? ...

A wave of businesses distancing themselves from the National Rifle Association is increasing skepticism of corporate political power among conservatives. A recent article in ...

On February 28, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in the case of Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky. In 2010, Minnesota prohibited a ...

Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller’s indictment of 13 Russians for various violations of U.S. law pertaining to elections is drawing a lot of quick and ...

You’ve probably heard the term tossed around over the past couple of years, but what exactly is a “super PAC”? These organizations have been ...