Category Archives: campaign finance
“Corrupt and Unequal, Both”
Larry Lessig in the Fordham Law Review symposium, coming closer to my position about the dangers of inequality from the campaign finance system. Here is the abstract:
The debate about the nature of the corruption of the American democracy presents… Continue reading
“‘Super PACs’ Network Quickly Raises $31 Million for Ted Cruz”
“TV Ad Spending Tops $1.1 Million in WI Supreme Court Contests”
“Inevitable Censorship in Democracy21’s Proposed ‘Anti-Coordination’ Law”
“Billionaire plans to target GOP presidential hopefuls”
USA Today:
Billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer’s political aides unveiled a campaign Monday to target the 2016 Republican presidential field on climate-change issues in battleground states.
At the center of Steyer’s strategy: linking the candidates to the billionaire industrialists Charles… Continue reading
“Oversimplifying Corruption and the Power of Disgust”
Bob Bauer with some important points on the connection between campaign finance reform and corruption, including some reflections on my draft paper, Why Isn’t Congress More Corrupt? A Preliminary Inquiry.
“CLC Blog: Supreme Court, Meet Salomon Melgen and Senator Menendez”
“Exclusive: New Ted Cruz Super-PACS Take in Record Haul”
“To Get Ahead in Congress: Skip Governing, Raise Money; Just look at Aaron Schock.”
Trevor Potter and Meredith McGehee write for Politico.
“99Rise protesters charged with Class A misdemeanor in federal court”
“Rand Paul Sets Up Combined Fundraising Committee”
WSJ:
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, ahead of the launch of his presidential campaign on Tuesday, has set up a fundraising committee that lets donors give simultaneously to his presidential and Senate campaigns.
For Mr. Paul, who unofficially got the go-ahead… Continue reading
“FSFP Welcomes Former Montana Justice James Nelson and Greg Moore of Democracy Initiative To Our Board of Directors”
Rand Paul Looks Likely to Form Joint Victory Fund with His Presidential Campaign, Senate Campaign, and His PAC
This will be worth watching.