Money in Politics

Sun, 11 Oct 2026 20:59:14 -0400

Every citizen has one vote. We do not have the same ability to put an issue on the agenda, fund a campaign, or keep an argument in front of the public. Some of that is unavoidable. People have different skills, audiences, and commitments. But persuasion earned through public support is not the same as influence bought with a fortune, and a democracy ought to tell the difference.

We need to reverse the constitutional rule from Citizens United, along with broader campaign-finance reform. Of course, people must have the right to criticize government, organize, publish unpopular arguments, and challenge the people in office. The design problem is protecting those freedoms without treating unlimited money as an untouchable part of political liberty.

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Money in Politics