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The Price of Corporate Speech Rights: Sometimes They’ll Say Things You Dislike
March 5, 2018   •  By Luke Wachob   •  ,

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

SCOTUS Brief in Brief: Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky
February 20, 2018   •  By Alex Cordell   •  , ,

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

Can the Clinton Campaign Be Indicted?
February 18, 2018   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

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 ...

Understanding Super PACs
February 13, 2018   •  By Alex Cordell   •  , ,

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 ...

Campaign “Pledges” Are Often Self-Serving for Incumbents
February 8, 2018   •  By Joe Albanese   •  ,

Members of Congress don’t get along much these days. Americans are well aware that they live in a time of great partisan division, one ...

Every American’s Ability to Speak About the President is What Really Makes America Great
January 31, 2018   •  By Alex Cordell   •  , ,

No president in the history of the United States has ever had a 100% approval rating, and likely no president ever will. The Trump ...

Amy Klobuchar Knows Exactly What She’s Doing, and It Should Scare You
January 31, 2018   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

We have written extensively before about the dangers of the so-called “Honest Ads Act,” a bill introduced late last year by Senators Amy Klobuchar ...

Washington State Legislators to Nonprofits: Give Us Your Donor List or Shut Up
January 31, 2018   •  By Alex Baiocco   •  ,

The Washington State Senate recently passed Senate Bill 5991, also known as the “Washington state DISCLOSE Act.” In short, the purpose of the bill ...

Cato Institute Hosts Discussion on Corruption and Virtue in a Republic
January 29, 2018   •  By Joe Albanese   •  , , ,

Last week, the Cato Institute hosted a book forum on The Republic of Virtue: How We Tried to Ban Corruption, Failed, and What We ...

On Trolls, Tweets, and Free Speech
January 26, 2018   •  By Brad Smith   •  , , ,

Lately, it seems to have become a sophomoric sport among some who regularly oppose our efforts to protect and expand free speech to try ...

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