Stop saying HR1 is ‘For the People’ when it’s only ‘For the Politicians’

February 6, 2019   •  By Alex Baiocco   •  ,

What if members of Congress told you the only way to preserve democracy in America was to give them more power over how Americans ...

Don’t believe the gripes: Politicians just love to complain about their opponent’s money

February 5, 2019   •  By Eric Peterson   •  ,

As the jockeying for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination has begun, too many pundits are buying into politicians’ self-serving attacks against other candidates’ supporters.

9 years after Citizens United, the decision lives rent-free in liberals’ heads

January 22, 2019   •  By Eric Peterson   •  ,

Does the government have the power to suppress a film if it criticizes a candidate running for office?

Russia isn’t out to decide our elections, they want to divide us and damage our country

January 4, 2019   •  By Eric Wang   •  ,

Like an Internet meme promoting a narrative, many now say Russia’s online propaganda in America was focused on interfering with the 2016 elections. Federal ...

Donald Trump’s Hush Money Did Not Violate Campaign-Finance Law

December 18, 2018   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

In order for the prohibition on personal use of campaign funds to have any force, it cannot depend on the candidate’s subjective intent to ...

A proactive measure to protect privacy

December 17, 2018   •  By Zac Morgan   •  , ,

Enactment of the Personal Privacy Protection Act will be a victory for the First Amendment right to support the causes we believe in.

Michael Cohen plea turns campaign donations into slush fund for bad behavior

December 14, 2018   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

This theory of the law would transform campaign finance donations from money used only to pay for a campaign to persuade the public, to ...

Michael Cohen Pled Guilty to Something That Is Not a Crime

December 13, 2018   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

The prosecutor is twisting campaign-finance law.

Record campaign spending for election is good for democracy

November 19, 2018   •  By Luke Wachob   •  ,

Election Day is like the Kentucky Derby for political nerds. It does not happen out of nowhere. A lot of people donate a lot ...

You might get harassed like Tucker Carlson for giving to a cause you believe in

November 9, 2018   •  By Eric Peterson   •  , ,

Have we passed the point of civil disagreement in this country? If the scene that played out in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday was any ...

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