The next time you download a book on Kindle, buy a Michael Moore screed at Barnes & Noble, or order up a… — Bradley A. Smith Copy Share Image
The DISCLOSE Act is a testament to the wisdom of the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United. The First Amendment sought to… — Bradley A. Smith Copy Share Image
Incumbents don't like it, but political competition is a good thing. Incumbents usually outspend challengers by better than 3 to 1. Super… — Bradley A. Smith Copy Share Image
If candidates spend money on ads and other political speech and their opponents are rewarded with government handouts to attack them, that… — Bradley A. Smith Copy Share Image
The reality is that asking the public to fund political campaigns accomplishes nothing. Candidates continue to seek interest-group support through other channels,… — Bradley A. Smith Copy Share Image
With super PACs, we've seen voter turnout go up; interest in elections rise; and the number of competitive races increase. The campaigns of 2010… — Bradley A. Smith Copy Share Image
The next time you download a book on Kindle, buy a Michael Moore screed at Barnes & Noble, or order up a political movie… — Bradley A. Smith Copy Share Image
Elections are a competition with only one winner. Giving more money to the opponent every time one speaks on behalf of a favored candidate… — Bradley A. Smith Copy Share Image
Few developments in campaigning have been as vilified and misunderstood as independent expenditure PACs, or, as they are colloquially known, super PACs. — Bradley A. Smith Copy Share Image
Tax rates should never be raised in some brackets without being raised in all brackets. — Bradley A. Smith Copy Share Image
Americans may not always live up to the Bill of Rights, but Americans do not ban books. — Bradley A. Smith Copy Share Image
By law, super PACs are required to disclose their donors. There are groups that have never had to disclose their donors, non-profits such as… — Bradley A. Smith Copy Share Image
The DISCLOSE Act is a testament to the wisdom of the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United. The First Amendment sought to place political… — Bradley A. Smith Copy Share Image
Even leaving aside government policy, whole industries are already making expensive changes around the perceived need to 'go green.' Al Gore and countless other… — Bradley A. Smith Copy Share Image
Unlike many in the conservative camp, I accept theories of global warming, and accept that man-made activity has played a part in global warming.… — Bradley A. Smith Copy Share Image
Incumbents don't like it, but political competition is a good thing. Incumbents usually outspend challengers by better than 3 to 1. Super PACs, which… — Bradley A. Smith Copy Share Image
Ultimately, the court is heading to a doctrine of 'separation of campaign and state.' This doctrine, like separation of church and state or separation… — Bradley A. Smith Copy Share Image
