Tag: Campaign Finance Reform

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Retired food company executive, but not really retired, currently based in the Philadelphia region. Former Secretary of the U.S. Senate, trade association executive, congressional chief of staff and press secretary, and a recovering newspaper editor. Worked for the Republican Party on some 35 Senate and House campaigns in 25 states over a 25 year period. Also served in the Bush 41 Administration at the Department of Transportation. Serving on bunches of non profit boards, and occasional guest on… [more]
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US Rep. Matt Gaetz, Republican from Florida’s panhandle, darling of Fox News aficionados and star among conservatives active on social media today spoke to the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (C-PAC) that is led by my friend and fellow conservative, Matt Schlapp. During his speech to the assembled and enthusiastic throng, Rep. Gaetz briefly took […]

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The Democrats will have you believe, that money does buy elections, and thus citizens united must be re-instated law, even if it means a constitutional amendment. Recent election results would dispel this view. Several recent candidates have outspent their opponents only to loose, for example: Jeb Bush, raised and spent $100m, to get 3 delegates […]

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The Wall Street Journal had an excellent piece on newly-elected Illinois governor Bruce Rauner. Buried in the middle is this question: “It’s already illegal today in Illinois for businesses or individuals who contract with the state to make campaign contributions to state politicians,” he says, but “it’s perfectly legal for government union leaders. Why?” Preview […]

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Contributor Post Created with Sketch. The Libertarian Podcast: The Supreme Court and Campaign Finance — Troy Senik

Troy Senik
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Troy Senik was a White House speechwriter for George W. Bush. He is the host of the Hoover Institution podcasts Law Talk with Epstein & Yoo; The Classicist, with Victor Davis Hanson; and The Libertarian, with Richard Epstein. Senik is the author of the forthcoming book  A Man of Iron: The Turbulent Life and Improbable Presidency of Grover Cleveland.
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In this week’s installment of the Libertarian podcast from the Hoover Institution, Richard discusses the Supreme Court’s decision last week in McCutcheon v. FEC; what level of campaign finance restrictions — if any — the government should impose; and why the recent Brendan Eich controversy should lead us to rethink transparency requirements for political donors.

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Contributor Post Created with Sketch. Justice Breyer’s Campaign Finance Mistake

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Known to students at the University of Chicago and NYU law schools as “the libertarian,” Richard Epstein has established himself as an expert in constitutional law, contracts, corporate law, real estate law, torts, labor law—and even Roman law. He is reputed to be more knowledgeable about Justinian’s Code than anyone since the Emperor Justinian himself. The Peter and Kirsten Bedford senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Richard Epstein is the author of several books including, The Cas… [more]
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In my latest weekly column for Defining Ideas at the Hoover Institution, I examine the Supreme Court’s decision last week in McCutcheon v. FEC, overturning the aggregate limits that donors can give to political candidates in any given election cycle. As I’ve noted in the past, I generally have a strong aversion to the McCain-Feingold law, which, in my judgment, only aggravates distortions in the political market.

As I note in the piece:

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