Media have caricatured reformers as zealots aiming to distort the First Amendment, trying to take all money out of politics, and having notions of laws to alter political behavior.

It is good that we will have some disclosure of the mega-donors to the spate of super PACs that have dominated the landscape and the airtime across the presidential primaries and caucuses so far — but it is ridiculous that reporting requirements are so lame that the first disclosure in six months will not come until after the Florida primary.

McCain-Feingold bill was a high-water mark in modern Senate deliberation, but it had its share of hyperbole and served to perpetuate a number of exaggerations.

Campaign fundraising is entering into a new era with the recent passage of the McCain-Feingold Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act of 2002. While McCain-Feingold is expected to cause significant changes in campaign funding, more can be done to broaden the base of political contributions. For example, one proposed reform...

The Republican presidential race is returning to where it startedeighteen months ago: with John McCain as the front-runner despite his low standing among the party's conservative base.

The McCain-Feingold campaign-finance law enacted in 2002stifles political speech, protects incumbent politicians, and consolidates power in Washington.

The three potential candidates in the presidential election have many positive attributes.