Hillary Clinton Says Letting Activists Criticize Her 'Hollowed Out' Our Democracy
The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee thinks more speech makes elections less competitive.
Campaign Finance
Our Presidential Cycle Shows Why Citizens United Was Decided Rightly
All this money is being spent, yet the "establishment" is very much on the defensive.
Liberty is a Flame That Needs Protection by Rand Paul, SuperPAC Ad in Iowa Will Likely Say [UPDATED]
Text of likely forthcoming Iowa Rand Paul TV ads paid for by PurplePAC says Paul is only protection against government "that tells us what we can and can't do. That spies on its own citizens."
Feds Overreach on Election Regulation
The FEC claims authority over regulating press coverage of elections.
Justice Kennedy on Citizens United: 'The New York Times Was Incensed Their Little Monopoly to Affect Our Thinking Was Taken Away'
Justice Kennedy defends his vote in the free speech case.
Jesse Benton, former Ron Paul Campaign Aid and Rand Paul SuperPAC Operator, Acquitted on Lying to FBI Charge [UPDATED]
Prosecution of Benton and another campaign aid began over alleged campaign finance reporting violations.
Forced Silence
Campaign finance rules and the politicians and prosecutors who manipulate them are a threat to freedom.
Ron Paul Testifies at Former Aides' Campaign Finance Violation Trial
Paul says he and his family are "victimized" by opportunistic prosecution.
Rand Paul: 3rd Quarter Fundraising $2.5 Million; Feuding with Cruz
Money raised less than half of Ron Paul's 3rd quarter 2007 cash. More signs of trouble for Paul campaign?
Politico Overstates His Dropping Out, Insists Rand Paul-Supporting SuperPAC Chief Edward Crane
But he needs a more libertarian Rand Paul to feel good about asking his friends to give money for him.
Lawrence Lessig Wants to Be President for a Day
If the Harvard law professor can raise $1 million by Labor Day, he'll run for president. His pledge: He'll work to pass one particular law, then resign.
Rand Paul's SuperPACs Aren't Worried About Thursday's Fox News GOP Presidential Debate. Here's Why.
Paul must be himself, be ready for attacks, be substantive, be libertarian, but shouldn't try to make any explosive gestures.
Former Ron Paul Staffers Indicted in Connection with Payments to Iowa State Senator Kent Sorenson [UPDATED with Statements from Ron Paul and Benton's Lawyer]
Jesse Benton, John Tate (now running a Rand Paul SuperPAC) charged with "knowingly caus[ing] the concealing, covering up" of campaign finance records.
How Donald Trump Is Like John Hancock
The complicated political dynamics between rich presidential candidates and poorer ones far predate the 20th century.
Third Rand Paul-Supporting SuperPAC Arises, Run by Cato Institute Co-Founder Ed Crane
Also in Paul money news: Behind in big bucks, Paul likely won't attend big weekend meeting of Koch-associated funders
Speech Crimes in Wisconsin
How a campaign finance investigation became a war on conservative activists
The Blatant Hypocrisy of Campaign-Finance Regulations
If Citizens United is a problem, so is The New York Times.
Are For-Profit Prisons, or Public Unions, the Biggest Lobby No One's Talking About?
Outrage over private prisons are largely a distraction from the wider issues of the prison-industrial complex.
'Dark Money' and Anonymous Speech Are Awesome, Unless You Want Political Thugs Jumping on Your Head
Exhibit A: Sheriff Joe Arpaio
Hillary Clinton's Supreme Court Litmus Test: Overturn the Case That Legalized Anti-Hillary Documentaries
Democratic frontrunner says her judicial nominees must be against Citizens United
Hillary Clinton's Double Standard on 'Unaccountable Money'
She wants to get money out of politics-other people's politics, not hers.
The Early Presidential Race: It's (Not Always) Money That Matters
Rand Paul Can't Be Counted Out Because You Can't Imagine Him Counting Huge Piles of Campaign Bucks.
The Misguided Case Against 'Dark Money' In Politics
Disclosing donors could impair democracy.
This Is How Incumbent Politicians Game the System to Ensure Their Own Re-Election
No matter how angry the voters, incumbents always win
Federal Appeals Court Restores Investigation Connected to Gov. Scott Walker
Allegations of illegal activities of groups supporting him, though he is not a subject.
Americans Say: Curb Election Spending, But Absolutely No Curbs on Speech
The latest Reason-Rupe poll finds the public supports efforts to curb corruption in political elections but opposes methods that may infringe on free speech in the process.
Complexity Without Conspiracy: Politics Harder to Produce Than a Pencil
Get in the weeds, not the sensationalism
Rand Paul: Can The Bucks Start There?
A libertarian-leaning maverick strives to win the money (or just the love) to gain the White House
Free Speech vs. the Collective
Stephen Breyer's dangerously broad rationale for campaign finance regulations
Here's What the Supreme Court Is Declining To Argue About Today
Dozens of cases rejected. Some had been watched more than others.
Rich People Will Always Beat Campaign Finance Restrictions
When Congress blocks off one avenue for funding political campaigns, millionaires find other routes-or bulldoze new ones through the wilderness.
