527s – Data and Principled Argument in Campaign Finance Reform

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April 4, 2006   •  By IFS staff   •  ,

Bob Bauer characterizes CCP Executive Director Steve Hoersting's Cato Briefing Paper on 527 organizations as a ...

FEC Takes Light Touch with Internet Regulations

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March 24, 2006   •  By IFS staff   •  , ,

Brad Smith’s warnings, that bloggers and news organizations could risk the wrath of the federal government if they improperly link to a campaign's website, ...

Both Right on Endorsements

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January 31, 2006   •  By Steve Hoersting   •  ,

In its rulemaking on coordinated communications, the Federal Election Commission, to its credit, is deciding how to restore endorsement advertising to electoral politics.  You ...

Synergy Leaves the Party

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January 26, 2004   •  By Steve Hoersting   •  ,

President Bush will have a tough time appearing in endorsement ads for other candidates this fall under a ruling announced last Thursday by the ...

Lobbying Reform: Alligator Emerges From D.C. Swamp

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January 1, 1999   •  By IFS staff   •  ,

The lobbying group Democracy 21 has come out in favor of an "Office of Public Integrity" to "clean up " Congress.  This ...

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