Daily Media Links 6/1: The ‘Non-Candidate’ Money Spigot, IRS paying private lawyers $1,000 an hour, despite ‘underfunding’ complaints, and more…

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June 1, 2015   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

In the News More Soft Money Hard Law: Super PACs: Causes and Effects Bob Bauer Professor Bradley Smith has written an exceptionally succinct and ...

Daily Media Links 5/29: Supreme Court Litmus Testing in the 2016 Election, One More Chance for Justice at the IRS, and more…

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May 29, 2015   •  By Brian Walsh   •  ,

In the News Washington Post: Elections and campaigns are not the same thing George Will Reformers who resent the existence of super PACs, and ...

Daily Media Links 5/28: ‘Dark Money’ and Anonymous Speech Are Awesome, Unless You Want Political Thugs Jumping on Your Head, Two years later, IRS remains reckless and corrupt, and more…

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May 28, 2015   •  By Brian Walsh   •  ,

In the News Wall Street Journal: Get the IRS Out of the Speech-Police Business Scott Blackburn Some agency defenders have claimed that nothing was ...

Daily Media Links 5/27: 2016 presidential campaigns chase money, with no cop on the beat: Our view, Hackers stole personal information from 104,000 taxpayers, IRS says, and more…

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May 27, 2015   •  By Brian Walsh   •  ,

In the News USA Today: Super PACs are not the problem: Opposing view Bradley A. Smith People hate political spending the same way that ...

Daily Media Links 5/22: F.E.C. Member Says System Tilts Against Conservative Groups, Hillary's campaign-finance reform advocacy isn't hypocrisy, it's self protection, and more…

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May 22, 2015   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

Amending the First Amendment Wall Street Journal: Hillary’s Supreme Court Litmus Test Editorial Mrs. Clinton is also supporting the efforts of Congressional Democrats to ...

Daily Media Links 5/21: Conservative Group Uncovers New Roots of the IRS Scandal, Florida Mailman Charged in Capitol Gyrocopter Landing, and more…

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May 21, 2015   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

CCP Do Commissioners Weintraub and Ravel Want the FEC to Fail? By Brad Smith The heart of America’s failed experiment with regulating political campaigns ...

Daily Media Links 5/20: Corruption: Voters Know It When They See It Posted, Ban ‘Dark Money’ in Politics? Might as well burn the First Amendment, and more…

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May 20, 2015   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

In the News Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Supreme Court declines to hear lawsuit seeking to block John Doe probe By Patrick Marley and Jason Stein ...

Daily Media Links 5/19: High court won’t hear appeal over Walker campaign probe, Modern campaigning has big effects on voter turnout, and more…

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May 19, 2015   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

In the News The Federalist: The 5 Biggest Lies, Myths, And Debunked Claims Of The IRS Scandal By Luke Wachob Remember the Lois Lerner ...

Daily Media Links 5/18: ‘Campaigns’ Aren’t Necessarily Campaigns in the Age of ‘Super PACs’, With Another Bush Eyeing White House, Family Money Machine Springs to Life, and more…

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May 18, 2015   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

In the News LA Times: U.S. Supreme Court is asked to shield major donors in California By David G. Savage A conservative group based ...

Daily Media Links 5/15: How Congress Botched the IRS Probe, Holding Down the Fort or Tearing it down: Law Reform Projects at the FEC, and more…

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May 15, 2015   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

In the News Non Profit Times: Donor Disclosure Headed To Supreme Court By Mark Hrywna The Alexandria, Va.-based nonprofit on Wednesday filed a 70-page emergency ...

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