New Year, Same Story: 2016 CPA-Zicklin Index Chills Speech

October 3, 2016   •  By Brad Smith   •  , ,

The Center for Political Accountability (CPA) and the Zicklin Center for Business Ethics Research have released the 2016 edition of their annual study of ...

Enabling the Harassment of Donors for Their Beliefs is Not Free Speech

September 19, 2016   •  By Joe Albanese   •  , , ,

A consistent refrain from defenders of free speech is that the remedy for speech you dislike is more speech, not less. This logic was ...

The NRA’s Political Spending is No Different From Any Other Group’s

September 15, 2016   •  By Joe Albanese   •  , ,

Last week, the Sunlight Foundation – an organization that supports increased donor disclosure for nonprofit groups that occasionally speak about candidates and issues as ...

The Rhetoric of “Rigged”

September 12, 2016   •  By Alex Baiocco   •  ,

In a recent piece published in The Guardian, “experts” express their fears and concerns about Donald Trump’s rhetoric about the potential for a “rigged” ...

Maine Activists Embrace Taxpayer Subsidies for Politicians in Ignorance of Systemic Flaws

September 9, 2016   •  By Joe Albanese   •  ,

In Maine, some speech regulatory activists are already celebrating the 2016 election cycle as an important milestone. Not because they are expecting higher voter ...

CEOs May Influence Their Employees’ Contributions – and That’s Okay

September 5, 2016   •  By Joe Albanese   •  , ,

A recent study purports to find a new link between the political activities of CEOs and their employees. After reviewing a large sample of ...

Limiting Access to Lawmakers Would Stifle Representative Democracy

August 29, 2016   •  By Joe Albanese   •  ,

Media commentary about the fine line between political influence and corruption has been plentiful over the past week. Many different writers have expressed discomfort ...

Campaign Finance Regulations Increase the Influence of Super PACs

August 26, 2016   •  By Joe Albanese   •  , ,

Bloomberg BNA recently covered a report highlighting a developing trend in campaign finance this election cycle. The report, by the Campaign Finance Institute (CFI), ...

Speech These Days: It’s Just Too Damn Loud…

August 24, 2016   •  By Alex Baiocco   •  ,

Howard Schweber, a Professor of Political Science and Legal Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, flippantly claims that the most imminent threat to our ...

Donor Privacy Frees Groups to Criticize Government

August 23, 2016   •  By Luke Wachob   •  , ,

MapLight, an organization that advocates for tax-financed campaigns and stricter disclosure laws, published an analysis of presidential primary ads last week that inadvertently bolsters ...

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