Broomfield, Colorado’s Ballot Question Reminds Us There is Room for Individuals and Groups in Elections

November 15, 2017   •  By Alex Cordell   •  , ,

On Election Day last Tuesday, voters in Broomfield, Colorado decisively approved Question 301; a ballot initiative that grants the city greater authority to regulate ...

Checking in on Seattle’s “Democracy Vouchers” Experiment

November 9, 2017   •  By Joe Albanese   •  ,

This week featured the first general election in which Seattle residents and candidates were able to use the city’s new taxpayer-financing system for political ...

The Key to Fighting Foreign “Fake News” is More Speech, Not Less

November 8, 2017   •  By Alex Cordell   •  ,

Just over two months have passed since Facebook announced that Russian-linked accounts purchased advertisements covering a wide range of divisive topics during the 2016 ...

2016 Online Ad Spending in Perspective

November 8, 2017   •  By Alex Cordell   •  , ,

In recent weeks, the use of online advertisements by Russia to meddle in the 2016 campaign has featured heavily in news stories. Those in ...

Targeted Advertising is Neither a Problem Nor New

November 6, 2017   •  By Joe Albanese   •  ,

The evolving story about Russian intervention in the 2016 elections has spurred Congress to fixate increasingly on online advertising. Organizations with suspected links to ...

Why Contribution Limits Pose a Threat to Free Speech

November 3, 2017   •  By Alex Cordell   •  ,

Aside from voting, one of the most effective ways Americans can generate change in their government is to speak out and educate more of ...

Does Money Buy Elections? According to Alabama, Evidently Not.

November 1, 2017   •  By Alex Cordell   •  , ,

Proponents of greater speech regulation often argue that candidates and groups who spend more money on elections have an unfair advantage, and, therefore, that ...

The Connection between Tax Financing of Political Campaigns and Free Speech

October 31, 2017   •  By Joe Albanese   •  ,

Taxpayer-financing of political campaigns is an increasingly salient issue at the state and local level. Advocates of greater campaign finance regulation argue such policies ...

Why Donor Privacy Matters for Free Speech

October 27, 2017   •  By Alex Cordell   •  , ,

Since our nation’s founding, the right of every American to freely support the causes they believe in has been paramount. Unfortunately, this right is ...

Why Does the Institute for Free Speech Have a Lantern in its Logo?

October 25, 2017   •  By Joe Albanese   •  ,

Our new name, the Institute for Free Speech, is almost self-explanatory. What may be less clear to a casual observer is the Institute’s choice ...

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