A ‘Teachable Moment’ on Free Speech

November 2, 2017   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

President Obama often referred to “teachable moments”—unplanned opportunities to gain insight on a problem. We had one last month when President Trump tweeted: “With ...

Federal move to undo internet freedom would make US more like Russia, not less 

October 30, 2017   •  By Eric Wang   •  ,

This week, three congressional committee hearings will probe Russian attempts to influence our election campaign last year on social media. S.1989, the recently introduced, ...

Don’t blame ‘megadonors’ for the GOP effort to repeal ObamaCare

October 29, 2017   •  By Joe Albanese   •  ,

Imagine a scenario: A politician runs for office promising to focus on a specific issue that is a priority for thousands, if not millions, ...

High court’s progressives are skeptical – sometimes

October 23, 2017   •  By Paul Jossey   •  ,

In the Supreme Court’s closely watched redistricting case, the Court’s progressive justices queried the counsel for the Wisconsin Legislature for unseemly motives, aware a ...

‘Democracy vouchers’ are a sham

October 19, 2017   •  By Alex Cordell   •  ,

In August, the city of Seattle put its ” one-of-a-kind,” “democracy voucher” program to the test. It flunked. Just weeks after the poor first ...

China’s Internet censors know how to block Russian interference

October 13, 2017   •  By Eric Wang   •  ,

Recent revelations that Russian interests used social media to interfere with the 2016 American election campaign have sent lawmakers scurrying to respond. China’s “Great ...

A lesson on abuse of power by Obama and his Senate allies 

October 10, 2017   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

Republicans on Capitol Hill are outraged by the announcement that the Department of Justice would stick with the Obama administration decision not to prosecute ...

The Left again tries to prohibit corporate giving to nonprofits and think tanks

October 5, 2017   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

How should we react when businesses donate to nonprofits, think tanks, and social welfare organizations? Should we feel fear and disgust that Big Money ...

Congress should protect political speech by ignoring Disclose Act

September 22, 2017   •  By Eric Wang   •  ,

Facebook recently revealed that a Russian firm had purchased political ads on the social media site beginning in the summer of 2015 mentioning Hillary ...

Is Big Ice Cream Trying to Hijack Our Democracy?

September 12, 2017   •  By Joe Albanese   •  , ,

It may shock you to learn that the multimillionaire co-founder of a global ice-cream empire has been meeting with elected officials in the hopes ...

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