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The Failings of the IRS Go Far Beyond Targeting Conservative Groups
Public outcry regarding the Internal Revenue Service’s apparent targeting of conservative groups has been swift but largely misguided. The so-called “IRS scandal” essentially boils down the following:...
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Just How Much of a Problem Is Campaign Money?
Some recent pieces by Ezra Klein (here and here) and Jonathan Bernstein (here) made the very important point that 2012 was supposed to be the year that donors bought the election, but that basically...
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The Business of the Supreme Court Is Business
When a recent study listed both U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito and Chief Justice John Roberts as having cast more pro-business votes than Clarence Thomas, some Court-watchers were...
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Much Ado About McCutcheon: The Continuing Erosion of Campaign Contribution...
Shaun McCutcheon wants to make political donations to federal candidates. Allow me to clarify; McCutcheon wants to make a lot of political donations to federal candidates. The Republican National...
View ArticleThe Dark Money Man: How Sean Noble Moved the Kochs’ Cash Into Politics and...
For a brief, giddy moment, Sean Noble—a little-known former aide to an Arizona congressman—became one of the most important people in American politics. Plucked from obscurity by libertarian...
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Why Is the IRS Delaying New Rules for Dark Money Groups?
After intense criticism from both ends of the political spectrum, the Internal Revenue Service has delayed indefinitely proposed rules that would have imposed new limits on social welfare non-profits,...
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