Shadowy Network of Fake Charities Coordinates with Corporation and U.S. Senator to Launch Assault on Health Care Bill

September 28, 2017   •  By Alex Baiocco   •  , ,

The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is a for-profit commercial enterprise owned by The Walt Disney Company, the second-largest media corporation in the world in ...

Brookings Institution Panel Says Democracy is in Crisis without (More) Regulation of Political Speech

September 28, 2017   •  By Joe Albanese   •  , , , ,

On Wednesday, the Brookings Institution hosted an event entitled “Democracy at risk: Solving critical problems threatening U.S. elections.” It was billed as a discussion ...

Democracy = National Security ≠ Need for More Regulation of Political Speech

September 26, 2017   •  By Alex Cordell   •  , ,

Last Wednesday, Issue One, a group that advocates for more government regulation of political speech, held an event at the Center for Strategic and ...

Cato Institute Holds First Amendment-Focused Constitution Day Symposium

September 20, 2017   •  By Joe Albanese   •  ,

On Monday, the Cato Institute held a day-long symposium entitled “The Supreme Court: Past and Prologue – A Look at the October 2016 and ...

Fraud or No Fraud, Tax-Financing is Harmful to the Campaign Process

September 7, 2017   •  By Alex Baiocco   •  ,

Investigations into candidates allegedly defrauding taxpayers by gaming taxpayer-funded campaign programs are currently underway in both Seattle and Albuquerque. In both investigations, the accused ...

Former FEC Chair Bob Lenhard Discusses Campaign Finance Law, Foreign Intervention in U.S. Elections

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September 6, 2017   •  By Joe Albanese   •  , ,

Last Thursday, the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University hosted a discussion with Robert Lenhard, a former FEC commissioner and a partner ...

Campaign Finance Regulations Don’t Exist to Make Politicians’ Lives Easier

August 31, 2017   •  By Joe Albanese   •  , , ,

Issue One’s series of interviews with former lawmakers continued last week with a discussion featuring Charlie Bass, a Republican Congressman from New Hampshire from ...

What’s the Value of “Outside Speech” Anyway?

August 28, 2017   •  By Alex Cordell   •  ,

Far outside the boundaries of the continental United States, Alaska’s stringent campaign finance regulations go a step further in distinguishing The Last Frontier from ...

Issue One Interview Unwittingly Undermines Narrative of Campaign Finance Corruption

August 23, 2017   •  By Joe Albanese   •  , ,

Last week, Issue One – a group that advocates for greater regulation of political speech – published an interview with former Congressman Mike Castle. ...

Can Nonprofits Be Successful without Donor Privacy?

August 16, 2017   •  By Joe Albanese   •  ,

Last week, Nonprofit Quarterly (NPQ), a website and magazine that writes about nonprofit management and governance, published an article about “liberating” 501(c)(4) advocacy nonprofits ...

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