For people who challenge the powerful in the name of individual rights, anonymity and privacy are essential safeguards. Read More »

Government by condescension is not what our Declaration of Independence created. But that is where we may end up if we are not vigilant. Read More »

The results of a recent poll send a clear message to our elected officials: Protect Citizen Privacy. Read More »

A third of Americans fear being fired for their political beliefs. Unfortunately, for those who wish to support political campaigns, federal and state laws leave no place to hide. Read More »

The pandemic is hitting nonprofit organizations especially hard. We must protect the ability of Americans to support causes that "provide important social and cultural services not supplied by government and business.” Read More »

When technological surveillance shatters the ability to speak and associate privately, it can drive well-meaning people out of the public square. We should take action to protect the privacy of individuals and safeguard their First Amendment rights. Read More »

"As our nation becomes more polarized, it is increasingly important that we protect the critical right to give to the causes individuals care about without fear of government retribution." Read More »

Watch a panel discussion about the chilling effect of disclosure laws on all nonprofit organizations, but particularly those that hold unpopular or minority views on public policy. Read More »

Bradley Smith, Founder and Chairman of the Institute for Free Speech and a former FEC Chairman, joins a CFIF discussion about why supporting the right to peaceful protest is important even during a pandemic and the final donor privacy regulation recently released by the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service. Read More »

The IRS has published a final rule that relieves most 501(c) nonprofits of a requirement to report the names and addresses of major donors. The IRS “does not need” the information “to administer the internal revenue laws,” said the Treasury Department, and it changed the rule “in light of the risks and burden.” Read More »