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Michael Cohen plea turns campaign donations into slush fund for bad behavior
December 14, 2018   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

This theory of the law would transform campaign finance donations from money used only to pay for a campaign to persuade the public, to ...

Michael Cohen Pled Guilty to Something That Is Not a Crime
December 13, 2018   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

The prosecutor is twisting campaign-finance law.

Record campaign spending for election is good for democracy
November 19, 2018   •  By Luke Wachob   •  ,

Election Day is like the Kentucky Derby for political nerds. It does not happen out of nowhere. A lot of people donate a lot ...

You might get harassed like Tucker Carlson for giving to a cause you believe in
November 9, 2018   •  By Eric Peterson   •  , ,

Have we passed the point of civil disagreement in this country? If the scene that played out in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday was any ...

The Mets Aren’t Good, But Free Speech Is
October 25, 2018   •  By Eric Peterson   •  , , ,

The World Series is now underway between the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Absent from the Fall Classic due to their ...

When it matters most, Americans can’t speak freely right before Election Day
October 4, 2018   •  By Eric Peterson   •  , , ,

Oppose or support the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, it seems everyone has an opinion about him. Yet at this ...

Fox News: Former FEC chairman Bradley Smith talks campaign finance law (Video)
September 17, 2018   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

Watch the latest video at foxnews.com

The New York Times wants anonymity for the powerful, but no privacy for you
September 7, 2018   •  By Brad Smith   •  , , ,

President Trump set off another mini-firestorm this week with his reaction to an anonymously-authored New York Times op-ed in which the author “vowed to ...

The Internet Doesn’t Need a Fairness Doctrine
September 4, 2018   •  By Eric Peterson   •  ,

Another day, another call for government intervention in free speech on the Internet. President Trump recently took to Twitter to decry supposed censorship of conservatives. He suggested that Google ...

Baltimore has bigger needs than taxpayer money for political campaigns
August 31, 2018   •  By Eric Peterson   •  , ,

At the end of July, Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh signed two charter amendments, cementing their appearance on the November ballot. One of these measures ...

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