Cato Holds Discussion on New Floyd Abrams Book on First Amendment

May 2, 2017   •  By Joe Albanese   •  ,

On Monday, the Cato Institute hosted a forum to discuss Floyd Abrams’s new book, The Soul of the First Amendment. Abrams is well known ...

Citizen Sleuth or Citizen Snoop? The Dangers of Disclosure in the Internet Age

May 1, 2017   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

At its core, the debate about political disclosure is actually pretty simple. The information provided about donors to the government has the benefit of ...

An Amendment to Restrict Political Speech Rights

April 24, 2017   •  By Alex Baiocco   •  ,

At a recent town hall meeting in his district, Representative Ted Deutch (D-FL) renewed his perennial call to amend the Constitution to give incumbent ...

Trust No One – Except Politicians?

April 24, 2017   •  By Luke Wachob   •  , ,

Here’s a strange bit of advice I bet you haven’t heard before: trust politicians, but be wary of everyone else. It’s strange advice because ...

Out-of-State Spending Was High in Georgia Special Election, and That’s OK

April 20, 2017   •  By Joe Albanese   •  , ,

The outsized attention being paid to a few special elections means an early opportunity for the politically active to create favorable momentum going into ...

Five Lessons about Spending in the 2016 Campaign You Might Have Missed

April 19, 2017   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  , , , ,

The Center for Responsive Politics (CRP) recently released their final tally of spending in the 2016 election cycle. Here are 5 takeaways: Despite hyperbolic ...

“Drain the Swamp” and Competing Conceptions of Corruption

April 17, 2017   •  By Luke Wachob   •  ,

Congressman Ken Buck (R-CO) is a founding member of the Freedom Caucus and the latest conservative to come out with a book criticizing the ...

Members of Congress Renew Proposal to Kill Bipartisan FEC

April 14, 2017   •  By Luke Wachob   •  ,

Replacing the FEC with a five-member body would bring to the federal government problems that have long existed at the state level. It would ...

Ravel’s Support for Ending PACs Exposes Her Long-Term Policy Goals

April 12, 2017   •  By Joe Albanese   •  , ,

When Ann Ravel resigned from her post at the Federal Election Commission earlier this year, she made it clear that her activism would continue ...

Some Strangely Declare Modern Philanthropy a “Problem”

April 3, 2017   •  By Joe Albanese   •  ,

Last week, the “business” section of The Atlantic published an article about modern philanthropy in American society, touching upon a new book on the ...

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