At first glance, campaign finance reform looks like a good idea. McCain-Feingold, for instance, regulates campaigns by prohibiting national political parties fr

Money is a necessary component of any democracy: it enables political participation, campaigning and representation. However, if it is not effectively regulated

All democracies face the dilemma of how to pay for politics. Money fuels the campaigns that inform and mobilize voters. But private political contributions rais

"Campaign finance reform has always been motivated by a definition of democracy that does not count corporations as citizens and holds that self-government work

One of the most troubling critiques of contemporary democracy is the inability of representative governments to regulate the deluge of money in politics. If it