House Democrats are again using the threat of bad publicity and harassment to send a message that engaging in political advocacy will be punished. The timing is no coincidence as the U.S. enters election season. Read More »

"It is shocking and misguided for Mayor Lyda Krewson of St. Louis, to broadcast the addresses of those who dare to express a different viewpoint on an issue of public concern. It serves no apparent purpose beyond intimidation." 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 »

"The spirit of democracy depends on providing citizens the opportunity to talk through their differences. It cannot survive if citizens are too fearful to divulge what they really think." Read More »

Anger at the killing of George Floyd has spurred useful reflection about race and perhaps some important police reform. But the political and cultural forces have transformed in recent weeks into something far less healthy—a ferocious campaign of political conformity sweeping across American artistic, educational, business and entertainment institutions. 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 »

When a Twitter mob realized they were incorrectly targeting an individual for a crime he didn't commit, that didn't stop them from continuing to harass him for his political beliefs. 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 »

“Data is so seductive. Once you have these data sets, there’s so many reasons to use them.” Read More »