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What Makes a Fair Election?

What Makes a Fair Election?

FromFree Thoughts


What Makes a Fair Election?

FromFree Thoughts

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Length:
54 minutes
Released:
Feb 23, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Modern campaign finance laws are incredibly opaque and labyrinthine. Allen Dickerson joins us this week to help make sense of them.What makes a fair election? Equal money? Equal time? How do PACs and Super PACs work? What’s a “dark money” group? How does the current campaign finance system hurt the little guy more than the established campaigner?Show Notes and Further ReadingJohn Samples, The Fallacy of Campaign Finance Reform (book) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Released:
Feb 23, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

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A weekly show about politics and liberty, featuring conversations with top scholars, philosophers, historians, economists, and public policy experts. Hosted by Trevor Burrus. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.