Bernie Sanders Proves Himself An Establishment Shill With One Interview

July 21, 2025   •  By Tiffany Donnelly   •  ,

Railing against Citizens United is the ultimate act of virtue signaling. It’s an intellectually lazy tactic devoid of meaning but aimed at broadcasting anti-elite sentiment. Ironically, ...

FEC lack of quorum is a problem Trump should solve

July 20, 2025   •  By David Keating   •  ,

The Federal Election Commission’s current inability to execute key duties benefits no one. But President Trump has the power to begin restoring the FEC to a ...

Campaign Finance Laws Institutionalize Corruption

July 15, 2025   •  By David Keating   •  , ,

Powerful political allies get a pass, while dissenters are crushed with massive fines. This isn’t a flaw in the system—it’s the point.

Campaign Finance and Free Speech: The Extreme and the Mainstream

July 14, 2025   •  By Brad Smith   •  , ,

It is often suggested that the true test of one’s commitment to free speech and the First Amendment comes when one is faced with ...

Is FEC deadlock good or not? To partisans, it depends on when you ask

June 12, 2025   •  By Brad Smith and David Keating   •  ,

Without quorum, the Commission cannot hold hearings, issue rules, or enforce campaign finance laws and regulations. But this temporary loss of a quorum is not ...

Despite the Hype, Campaign Cash Doesn’t Buy Elections

April 28, 2025   •  By Peter Russo   •  ,

This misconception has stubbornly dominated American political thinking for decades. Recent electoral contests have delivered the latest in a series of stunning repudiations of ...

Frivolous litigation shouldn’t stifle free speech in Missouri

April 25, 2025   •  By David Keating   •  , ,

This piece originally appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on April 17, 2025. Missourians should feel free to speak their minds on matters of public ...

South Carolina needs to make enacting strong free speech protections priority

April 24, 2025   •  By David Keating   •  , ,

Passing the South Carolina Public Expression Protection Act would give South Carolinians the speech protections they deserve.

State lawmakers should prioritize protecting free speech

April 16, 2025   •  By David Keating   •  , ,

Protecting the right to speak freely without fear of meritless lawsuits should be a priority for Michigan lawmakers.

Montana needs strong free speech protections now

April 15, 2025   •  By David Keating   •  , ,

Increasingly, Montana finds itself falling behind in a nation that has seen tremendous progress in bolstering safeguards against this form of lawfare.

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