Majority of Americans Oppose Tax-Financed Campaign Schemes

December 9, 2015   •  By Luke Wachob   •  ,

New joint polling from the Associated Press and National Opinion Research Center finds that a majority of Americans oppose tax-financed campaign programs, preferring candidates ...

Heroes and Villains in the Gun Control Debate

December 8, 2015   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  , ,

Imagine for a moment that billionaire Michael Bloomberg was a strong supporter of the Second Amendment and gun rights. Imagine that, inspired by this ...

Solutions that Don’t Solve the Problem

December 3, 2015   •  By Luke Wachob   •  ,

Problem: Some elected officials are directing tax dollars to businesses that pay them under the table. Solution: Give these elected officials more tax dollars ...

Harvard Professor Gives PowerPoint Presentation

November 16, 2015   •  By Luke Wachob   •  ,

Lawrence Lessig doesn’t want to talk about campaign finance reform anymore, probably because those conversations haven’t been going very well for him lately. Instead, ...

Did Lessig Fudge the Numbers?

October 30, 2015   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

“Veritas” was the Roman goddess of truth and the mother of Virtue. The Harvard University motto today is “Veritas,” – truth – but as in many ...

The Brennan Center Backs Off the Ledge

October 14, 2015   •  By Luke Wachob   •  ,

The campaign finance “reform” movement is at a crossroads. Some influential elements are pushing the envelope farther than ever, but others are stepping back ...

Businesses and Shareholders Shouldn’t Be Misled by the CPA-Zicklin Index

October 8, 2015   •  By Luke Wachob   •  , ,

Today, the Center for Political Accountability (CPA), in conjunction with the Zicklin Center for Business Ethics Research, released the 2015 installment of their annual ...

Amending Maine’s ‘Clean’ Election Act Will Still Produce More Broken Promises for Mainers

September 21, 2015   •  By Brian Walsh   •  ,

Due to the efforts of proponents of tax-financed campaign schemes – sometimes euphemistically referred to as “clean elections” programs by their advocates – Maine ...

Is Corporate Political Activity Controversial? New Polling Emphatically Says No.

September 16, 2015   •  By Luke Wachob   •  , ,

If the government is considering a law that would damage your business, how would you respond? According to a new poll from the Public Affairs ...

Is the media waking up to the myths of “money in politics”?

September 9, 2015   •  By Brian Walsh   •  ,

It has become a hallmark of election season chatter to read stories about money “flooding into politics” in various media outlets. Usually, these discussions ...

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