Donor-free Democracy
Someday, I believe our kids will ask us in wonderment, "You mean, people used to have to be rich or know a lot of rich people in order to get elected?" the same way they might now exclaim, "You mean,...
View ArticleBeyond Banning Soft Money
For some in Washington, Valentine's Day was especially sweet this year. That's because it was the day the US House of Representatives finally passed the Shays-Meehan campaign finance reform bill...
View ArticleA Fox in the Electoral Henhouse?
Late last month, with all the fanfare the White House might normally reserve for the reauthorization of funding for the Bureau of Weights and Measures, President Bush signed into law the most sweeping...
View ArticleCourse Correction Required
The Democratic Party experienced a historically unprecedented loss in the first mid-term elections since the Supreme Court installed President George W. Bush in the White House. In response, one might...
View ArticlePlease, Ralph, Not This Year
In 2000, I supported Ralph Nader's bid for the presidency. This year, I'm not. Here's why: 2004 is not 2000 This election is not a referendum on four more years of Clinton-Gore; it's a referendum on...
View ArticleFacebook Wants You to Vote on Tuesday. Here's How It Messed With Your Feed in...
On Election Day, political campaigns, candidates, consultants, and pollsters pay close attention to who votes and why—and so does Facebook. For the past six years, on every national Election Day, the...
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