“Electric Politics”

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November 7, 2006   •  By Steve Hoersting   •  ,

CCP Chairman Brad Smith and John R. Lott, Jr. temper fears of electronic voting in National Review Online.  Say Smith ...

The Fraud of “Publicly” Financed Elections

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November 4, 2006   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

Would government financing of political campaigns really remove "deep-pocket special interests" from politics.  No.  Click the headline for more.

“What if We’re to Blame?”

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November 3, 2006   •  By IFS staff   •  ,

In a recent Washington Post op-ed, Robert J. Samuelson considers whether public opinion is to blame for the problems in ...

Complicated, but not Comprehensive

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November 2, 2006   •  By IFS staff   •  ,

Thanks to advocates of campaign finance “reform”, the enterprise of political speech in America has become complicated business.  But while the regulatory regime advanced ...

Campaign Finance Disclosure – It’s good for what ails ya’

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November 1, 2006   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

Worthless patent medicines used to be sold as all-purpose remedies.  Got a problem?  Not feeling well?  Try Dr. Smith's Miracle Elixer. "It's good for ...

“Trick or Treat[?]!”

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October 31, 2006   •  By Steve Hoersting   •  ,

We forget that "Trick or Treat?" is not a salutation but a question, an implied threat made cute by the passage of time.

It ...

All the Inaccuracy That’s Fit to Print: The New York Times Strikes Again

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October 28, 2006   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

The wonderful thing about the New York Times editorial board is the way they can be so indignant, while having their facts (we won't ...

“Cover for Corruption”

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October 27, 2006   •  By Steve Hoersting   •  ,

CCP Chairman Brad Smith notes the Wisconsin corruption that is covering for Wisconsin corruption, in yesterday's Roll Call.

UPDATE: The Supreme Court of Wisconsin ...

Is Air America an Illegal Campaign Committee?

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October 26, 2006   •  By Steve Hoersting   •  ,

Air America, the liberal talk radio network, recently declared its bankruptcy.  Unremarked upon, however, is the prospect that Air America was merely "circumvention" of ...

Free Exercise Where the Activity is Free

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October 25, 2006   •  By Steve Hoersting   •  ,

If drinking hoasca is okay, what is the result under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act when churches' sincere religious beliefs involve unpaid politics, and ...

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