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Lamont, Lieberman, and the Distorting Effects of Campaign Finance Law on Political Competition

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August 9, 2006   •  By Brad Smith   •  , ,

Ned Lamont's primary victory over Joe Lieberman exposes the ways in which our campaign finance laws distort the political choices available to Americans and ...

Contribution Contradiction in North Carolina

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August 7, 2006   •  By Steve Hoersting   •  ,

North Carolina Governor Mike Easley has been busy. On July 23, 2006, he signed into law H.B. 1845, which prohibits the personal use of ...

CCP, Cato and IJ: Washington Radio Jockeys Case

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August 3, 2006   •  By IFS staff   •  ,

Bob Bauer asks what silence says about the reform agenda in the San Juan County Radio Jockeys Case and mentions CCP ...

Competition and the Alleged Leadership PAC “Loophole”

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July 31, 2006   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

Many "reform" organizations are claiming that Congress is going to open a "loophole" in campaign finance law by allowing leadership PACs to make unlimited ...

A Question of Priorities

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July 28, 2006   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

Senator Russ Feingold and Congressmen Chris Shays and Marty Meehan have introduced legislation to increase taxpayer subsidies to political campaigns by as much as ...

Debating the CFI Report

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July 26, 2006   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

Michael Malbin, President of the Campaign Finance Institute, responds in part to my comments on CFI's study of non-profits' election activity.  And I respond ...

Reminder: CCP Advisors in Public Funding Panel

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July 24, 2006   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

Reminder: CCP Academic Advisor David Primo and CCP Litigation Consultant Erik Jaffe appear with Michael McDonald of George Mason University at this

Newsreel II

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July 21, 2006   •  By Steve Hoersting   •  ,

NEW YORK -- Internet giants Yahoo, Microsoft and Google were today challenged to reveal which words they have banned from blogs and Web ...

Sunlight, Sunburn, and an Earmarking Proposal from Senator Coburn

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July 19, 2006   •  By Steve Hoersting   •  ,

The $3 trillion annual federal budget contains $460 billion in grants and $340 million in contracts, but there is no simple way for the ...

Is FEC Enforcement Lacking? Tell It to These Guys

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July 18, 2006   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

While the "reform community" complains that the Federal Election Commission is incapable of enforcing the law, the FEC is quietly assessing the largest fines in ...

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