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Campaign Ads, Elections, Free Speech, Law

Lessig’s Bad Example

September 11, 2015

Lawrence Lessig likes to point to Eugene McCarthy’s 1968 campaign as he argues for restrictions on election spending. It’s just a really bad example. John Samples explains.

Campaign Ads, Free Speech, Politics, Regulations

Wait, wait…wasn’t Citizens United supposed to be unfair to the Left?

April 22, 2013

Guess not. Time for another excuse to restrict speech rights: The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee raised $5.2 million in March, beating its Republican counterpart by $2 million. Via Politico.

Campaign Ads, Gary Johnson, Presidential Race 2012

Gary Johnson Ad: ‘America Needs a Handyman’

September 6, 2012

Here’s Johnson’s latest LP ad:

Campaign Ads, Libertarians, Presidential Race 2012

Gary Johnson’s ‘Vote Libertarian One Time’ Ad

August 21, 2012

I truly dislike how this ad starts, with an off-putting black-and-white description of disappointing conditions and a man who looks like he has stomach cramps, but it ends powerfully. The difficult economy is worse, and should be depicted as worse, than by showing a middle-aged man’s physical discomfort. Still, the second half salvages the ad: