Author: Eric Brown

REGULATING THE INTERNET.  Slate.  “According to Ann Ravel, an FEC commissioner as well as its former chairwoman, the commission has largely declined to update its pre-smartphone era rules to keep up with changing times, and this has allowed savvy political actors to exploit gaps in the regulations.” APPLE AND GOP.  Politico.  “Apple CEO Tim Cook […]

PHONY THREAT.  Hill.  “Those opposed to free speech are once again threatening to use the Internal Revenue Code and the IRS to chill First Amendment freedoms. This time they raise the imaginary specter of election involvement by ‘foreigners.’ The battleground is a little-known, burdensome and unnecessary IRS form, Schedule B of Form 990, filed by […]

POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE NEWS.  WP.  “The scheme involved Sanjay Valvani, a 44-year-old New York hedge fund manager, and Gordon Johnston, 64, of Olney, Md., who spent more than a decade working at the Food and Drug Administration, according to allegations filed in a complaint by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Attorney of […]