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Internet Public Library - List of Online Newspapers by country
Nettizen - Online Directory of Newspapers from around the world
Opinion Pages.com - Links to Opinion Pages from around the country organized by state
Cartoons from Roll Call Magazine
C-Span.org - Schedule and Information
Nando Times - Political News (Run by the same people who own the Raleigh News and Observer
New York Times - free registration required
Newsweek Magazine - Entire magazine online plus archives
PBS - links to TV shows with transcripts from shows
Roll Call Magazine - Newspaper of Capitol Hill
Political Cartoon - great index of political cartoons from around the country
New York Times Index of Cartoons (free registration required)
Scotus Blog - Analysis and links to stories about teh Supreme Court
Time Magazine - Entire magazine online plus archives
U.S. News and World Report - Link to entire edition of this week's magazine and archives
Washington Post - entire paper online daily, search archives for past two weeks
Links to Newspapers in North Carolina
The Daily Tarheel (UNC- Chapel Hill)
The Chronicle (Duke University)
More links to North Carolina Newspapers
C-Span - links to all the campaigns and some video of campaign appearances
Political Information.com - links
Real Clear Politics - Index to links to news stories about politics from around the nation
Politics1.com - Great Source with links organized by ideology
A Guide to Internet Sources on Political Science
Thinking on the Web: What's Right, What's Left
Citizens Against Government Waste
Common Cause Laundromat - Find information on donations to politicians
Quick Facts on the United States Congress
US Conservatives at About.com - Links to sites and issues
American Enterpriese Institute - Think Tank
Lucianne.com - Site where conservatives post articles of the day with their commentary
CNS.com - Conservative News Service with links to stories
ConservativeHQ.com - Site run by Richard Viguerie with links to news stories
Claremont Institute - Conservative Think Tank
GOPUSA - Online news from Republican perspective
John Locke Foundation - North Carolinal Think Tank with information on local NC stories and issues
Media Research Center - Media criticism from the right
National Review - Online Magazine with toppical articles that change daily
News and Views - Conservative Blacks with articles on policy issues
Weekly Standard - Conservative Magazine
Independent Women's Quarterly - Conservative Women's Think Tank
US Liberals at About.com - Links to sites and issues
Turn Left.com - links from a leftist slant
ACLU - Information on issues from a liberal perspective
The American Prospect - Magazine
Americans for Democratic Action - Think Tank
The Brookings Institution - Think Tank
Center for Economic and Policy Research - Think Tank
Counterpunch - Online Newsletter
Daily Howler - Media Criticism from the left
Democrats.com - Organization with commentary
Economic Policy Institute - Think Tank
Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting - Media Criticism from the left
Institute for Policy Studies - Think Tank
Liberal International - Organization
The Nation - Oldest Weekly Magazine
People for the American Way - Liberal Think Tank
Policy Action Network - Project from American Prospect Magazine
Progressive Review - Links to stories and issues with leftist slant from around the world
Truth Out - Online Newspaper with links to other liberal organizations
Z Net - Online Magazine with links to stories from the left
The Constitution, Supreme Court and Legal Issues
United States Supreme Court Collection - Biographies of current members
The First Amendment Center - lots of links to issues and cases arising out of the First Amendment
Exploring Constitutional Law - fantastic sets of links to all sorts of issues and cases
Signers of the American Constitution - National Archives site with biographies of everyone who signed the Constitution
Cornell Supreme Court Site - Searchable Site of Supreme Court Cases: search by topic
Supreme Court Cases - Summaries of the main issues and the decisions involving important Supreme Court Cases
Famous Constitutional Cases - selected links to significant cases
Abortion Law Homepage - History of abortion and the Supreme Court
Oyez Page - Search for Supreme Court Cases
FindLaw Constitutional Law Center - Documents relating to the Constitution and early US history, Supreme Court decisions
FindLaw First Amendment Cases - Index of Supreme Court cases dealing with issues arising from the First Amendment
Religious Freedom Cases - Summary of cases regarding the Establishment Clause and Free Expression Clause
First Amendment Cyber Tribune - Site devoted to issues arising from the First Amendment
American Civil Liberty Union - Page has links to issues such as abortion, racial equality, AIDS, student rights, women's rights, etc. The ACLU has a decidedly liberal slant but the information is good
Students' Rights - American Civil Liberties Union page with information touching on issues relating to students
The Freedom Forum - Information on issues dealing with freedom of the press
Justice Web Site - Devoted to Supreme Court rulings on Capital Punishment
American Civil Liberties Union and the Death Penalty Info - Links to articles and sites about the Death Penalty
Justice Learning - Civics Education site run by NPR and the New York Times
Famous Trials - information about some of the most famous cases in American history; they also have trivia games on famous cases and the Bill of Rights
James Madison: Godfather to the Constitution - article from Early America Review
Web Guide to the Constitution - Links to articles on the Web about the Constitution tied to the specific article or amendment
The US Constituiton.Net - Wonderful site with answers to Frequently Asked Questions (over 90), relation to current events, in depth discussions of selected topics, searchable
The Constitution of the United States: Its Sources and Applications- great site on the history, hyperlinks, explanation of issues connected to the constitution, landmark cases
A More Perfect Union - history of the constitutional convention
Washington Post - Links to articles from the newspaper dealing with Supreme Court issues
Guide to the Supreme Court - Information on history of the court, procedures, current cases and justices
Virtual Supreme Court - University of Pennsylvania Law School page with online discussion of the term limits case
Court TV Online - Information about cases that Court TV is following including many that deal with constitutional issues
The Missing 13th Amendment - Interesting historical find and interpretation of its implications
Constitutional Issues: Suite 101 - Links to sites that deal with constitutional issues
Constitutional Trivia Quiz - Jeopardy style game
Who Wants to Marry a Founding Father? - Answer a series of questions and see which founding father would suit you the best.
Guide to Wacky Cases - Information to weird, humorous cases and they're all real
Dumb Laws - List of the stupid laws states have passed
Dumbest Things Ever Said in Court - Real life stupidity
Outrageous Lawsuits - real lawsuits that people have filed
How Appealing - Invaluable blog that links to every article out there relating to the federal courts including nominations
News Google - Your one-stop shopping place for finding articles published in the media in the past few days. Just type in your search term and you'll find hundreds of articles. Try putting in a few of the terms we've discussed and you'll find articles that include those terms. Google is a wonderful thing.
Washington Post Special Reports - Stories aggregrated by subject. Click on the Supreme Court link
Campaign for the Courts - Washington Post Blog about Supreme Court Nominations
Confirmthem.com - Conservative blog that mostly opposes Miers' nomination, but has links to other blogs and articles.
Bench Memos - Blog from National Review Online, a conservative site that is opposed to the Miers nomination
TalkLeft.com - Discusses legal issues from the liberal point of view. Click on the link to posts about Harriet Miers or John Roberts
SCOTUS Blog - Discusses issues that come before the Court including nominations
C-Span - Find out out over 50 historians rated the presidents. Click on "Overall Results" to find out how the presidents rate or pick individual presidents to find how they rated on a list of 10 qualities.
WSJ Ranking of the Presidents - The Wall Street Journal's ranking of the presidents with articles on overrated and underrated presidents
Index of US Presidents - great site with lots of information on the presidents grouped by category
Lists of US Presidents - Information on presidents grouped by subject area.
Which Presidents the Presidents like - article with several interesting quotes of presidents on other presidents
Rating the Presidents is Bunk - article criticizing the trend of finding the greatest of anything
POTUS: Presidents on the Internet - Lots of information on election results, cabinet members, significant events during our 43 presidents' terms
Members of the President's Cabinet - List of President George W. Bush's Cabinet
Presidents on the Net - Links to everything you could ever want to know about the Presidency and specific presidents
EC Online - Everything you need to know about the Electoral College and a defense of the system
Outline of American History - Biographies of all the Presidents
Useless facts about the Presidents
The White House Page - biographies of all the presidents and information about the White House
The American Experience: The Presidents - information on selected 20th century presidents
The American Presidency - Grolier online encyclopedia links about presidents
POTUS: Internet Public Library on Presidents - links to biographies, documents, audio and video files.
Grolier's Encylopedia on the Presidency - Articles about the power of the presidency
United States House of Representatives
Republican Senate Committee Chairmen for the 108th Congress
Democratic Senate Committee Ranking Minority Members for the 108th Congress (scroll down)
Thomas Information from the Library of Congress about legislation and the U.S. Congress, including full text of legislation, bill summaries and status
Index of Bills being considered by House committees sorted by committee.
Roll Call - The newspaper about Congress
The Hill - the other newspaper about Congress
YourCongress.com - information on Congressmen, plus a power rating for each member of Congress.
There are all sorts of quizzes of political ideology on the web. They are of varying quality and reliability. Some of them have an agenda to steer respondents one way or another. Some are just not written that well. Some are just plain wacky. Be aware of all this as you take the quizzes. Despite these caveats - the quizzes can be a lot of fun.
Ideology Survey - Mrs. Newmark's survey that you can print out
The Pew Research Center - Find out where you fit in on their typology scale.
Political Party Quiz - Answer just a few questions and see where you on the ideological spectrum and how different demographics fit into that spectrum.
What is the New American Center? Poll by Esquire to identify the beliefs of those in the center of American politics
The Political Compass- Find out where you belong on the conservative/liberal and authoritarian/libertarian spectrum
How liberal or conservative are you?
I Side With - figure out which candidate is closest to your views
The Nolan Chart - Answer ten, rather detailed questions and find out where you are on an ideological chart.
Vote Match Quiz - you can pick which candidate is closest to you on issues.
The World's Smallest Political Quiz - Ten questions and you're done. This is a libertarian site.
How liberal or conservative are you? - The quiz will generate code for you to put on your own website if you have one. But you can still use the results to figure out where you stand.
Libertarian Purity Test - Find out how libertarian your views really are. I am a 37, in case you're interested. My husband is a 39. Obviously, all the cool people need to be in that range.
Are you a Socialist or a Capitalist?- rather a simplistic quiz, but still entertaining
Red or Blue - Which State are You? Quiz from Slate Magazine. Totally unscientific, but fun nevertheless. From 2004.
The War Room - Make decisions in a presidential campaign from The American President Series from PBS
National Budget Similation - See how you would balance the budget
Junior Scholastic: If You Were President - See if you can balance the budget
Center on Policy Attitudes - Links to all major polling organizations
Real Clear Politics - Summary of results from lots of polls
Issues : The Nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch
Profile of Neil Gorsuch from SCOTUSblog
SCOTUSblog live-blog of confirmation hearings
What Could Gorsuch Mean for the Supreme Court? - 13 top legal scholars weigh in, a symposium by Politico Magazine
Round-up of responses to the Gorsuch nomination at SCOTUSblog - lots of links
"Of Lions and Bears, Judges and Legislators, and the Legacy of Justice Scalia - Judge Gorsuch's speech in honor of Justice Scalia
What to Ask Neil Gorsuch at His Confirmation Hearing - article by Ilya Shapiro of Cato, a Libertarian THink Tank
Nine Questions for Neil Gorsuch by Ramesh Ponnuru
Questions for Judge Gorsuch by George Will
Neil Gorsuch: Scalia Without the Scowl
Ignore the attacks on Neil Gorsuch. He's an intellectual giant - an a good man by Professor Robert P. George of Princeton
Why Liberals Should Back Neil Gorsuch by Neal K. Katyal, Solicitor General under President Obama
For Moderate Democrats, Judge Gorsuch Is as Good as It Gets by E. Donald Elliott, Yale Law professor
In Judge Neil Gorsuch, an Echo of Scalia in Philosophy and Style
PBS Newshour videos on Neil Gorsuch: Gorsuch promises independence from politics, Senator Grassley on Judge Gorsuch, What to expect from Neil Gorsuch's confirmation hearings - panel discussion
A Jeffersonian for the Supreme Court by Jeffrey Rosen, law professor at the George Washington University
Judge Neil Gorsuch: Good Guys, Bad Guys, the Media, and the First Amendment
Neil Gorsuch: An Eloquent Intellectual by Michael McConnell who served on the Tenth Circuit with Judge Gorsuch on Gorsuch's principles of interpretation, Freedoms of Speech and Religion, executive power
Report from the 11/9 Coalition on Judge Gorsuch on the following issues: The Fourth Amendment/Criminal Law/the Death Penalty; Immigration; the Second Amendment; Establishment Clause and Religious Liberty; Separation of Powers and the Administrative State (Chevron) - The 11/9 Coalition is a non-partisan, grassroots organization working for the protection of civil liberties and the rule of law
Judge Gorsuch and Religious Liberty
Gosuch's Key Rulings on Hobby Lobby and Executive Power - CNN
In Gorusch, Trump gave the Democrats a gift. They Should Take It by Radley Balko
Gorsuch's judicial philosopy is like Scalia's - with one big difference by law professor Jonathan Adler on Gorsuch and administrative law
Higher Justice - by Adam J. White in The Weekly Standard looking at Gorsuch adn administrative law
Judge Gorsuch and Administrative Law by Ed Whelan of National Review
The Roots and limits of Gorsuch's views on Chevron (administrative law) - Scotusblog
Judge Gorsuch's First Amendment jurisprudence
Gorsuch and the Fourth Amendment
Gorsuch on euthanasia and assisted suicide - and abortion
Gorsuch on separation of powers and federalism
Gorsuch on abortion, religion and reproductive rights
A Return to Constitutionalism - by Richard Reinsch and Greg Weiner of Liberty Law Site on Gorsuch's views on the Administrative State and Chevron deference
Here's what you need to know about SCOTUS nominee Neil Gorsuch - by Damon Root at Reason, a libertarian blog, on administrative law, the Fourth Amendment, and assisted suicide
What Justice Gorsuch Might Mean for the Second Amendment in National Review, a conservative journal
Neil Gorsuch on criminal defendants and the rule of law
Gorsuch on RFRA and the rights of prisoners
Gorsuch Not Easy to Pigeonhole on Gay Rights, Friends Say - NY Times
Judge Neil Gorsuch on Overcriminalization - a 2013 speech by Gorsuch
Judge Neil Gorsuch on libel law, the media, and the Aryan Brotherhood
Gorsuch Would Bring Conservative Bona Fides to Labor Cases
Gorsuch and Freedom of the Press - Report by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
SCOTUS pick Neil Gorsuch has troubling views on judicial review by libertarian law professor Ilya Somin
Liberals and Lawsuits - a 2005 article for National Review written by Neil Gorsuch
American Bar Association gives Judge Gorsuch their highest rating - "Well Qualified"
Why Gorsuch Should Remain Reticent on Roe
Neil Gorsuch: A Worthy Heir to Scalia - by Ramesh Ponnuru at the National Review, a conservative journal
Democrats Still Don't Understand the Supreme Court - by Alexandra DeSanctis at the National Review
People for the American Way's Feeble Attacks on Gorsuch - response by Ed Whelan of National Review to the post by Elliot Mincberg linked below
American Bridge: Too Stupid for Words by Ed Whelan of National Review to the report by American Bridge PAC linked below
'Occupy' Law Professor's Empty Attack on Gorsuch by Ed Whelan of National Review in answer to Professor Zephyr Teachout linked below
Left-Wing Letter Against Gorsuch Part I and Part II - response by Ed Whelan of National Review in answer to the letter by the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights linked below
Common Cause's Chicken Little - response by Ed Whelan to Common Cause's Karen Hobert Flynn column linked below
Liberals Have No Case Against Gorsuch by Ramesh Ponnuru
ConfirmGorsuch.com - a conservative site established by Judicial Crisis Network to support conservative judicial nominees
Conservative, Religious, Pro-Life Leaders Praise Trump's SCOTUS Nomination
Originalism and Unpopular Outcomes: A Reply to Cass Sunstein by Michael Ramsay of the Originalism Blog in response to the Sunstein column linked below
Originalism, living constitutionalism, and outrageous outcomes by Ilya Somin in a response to Cass Sustein's column linked below
ACLU's Disabled Review of Gorsuch - by Ed Whelan in response to ACLU's Claudia Center's column linked below
Gorsuch's Test: 3 Legal Issues that Divide Conservatives by Ramesh Ponnuru on deference to legislatures, states, and administrative agencies
Tea Party Patriots mobilize to support Gorsuch's Supreme Court nomination
America Rising Squared on Judge Gorsuch - conservative super PAC to advance conservative policies
Conservatives Groups Unite to Push Neil Gorsuch's Confirmation
A Great Legal Pen by John O. McGinnis
Ethics and Public Policy Center on Judge Gorsuch
A Supreme Successor to Justice Scalia by Ed Whelan
Another oblivious critique of Neil Gorsuch on Originalism by Randy Barnett
Euthanasia Advocates Seek to Stop Gorsuch
Setting the Record Straight on Gorsuch and Disabilities
Religious Liberty isn't a Government Privilege by David French
The Times publishes a bizarre story about Neil Gorsuch
The Gorsuch Record - a report by Alliance for Justice, a liberal activist group dedicated to opposing conservative judicial nominees
Alliance for Justice Fact Sheets on Neil Gorsuch
A "Disastrous" Choice for SCOTUS - statement by Nan Aron, president of Alliance for Justice
Stop Gorsuch - site by People for the American Way, a liberal activist group dedicated to opposing conservative judicial nominees
Neil Gorsuch: Too Extreme for the Supreme Court - report by American Bridge Pac, a liberal organization
The coutry deserves a compromise Supreme Court nominee. Neil Gorsuch isn't one - by Ezra Klein at Vox.com, a liberal super PAC oppsing Republicans
Gorsuch's Approach to the Law Would Make Him a Dangerous Justice - by Paul Gordon at People for the American Way, a liberal activist group
Neil Gorsuch's light record on abortion still has pro-choice groups worried - by Emily Crockett at Vox
How Neil Gorsuch could rein in regulators like the EPA and the FCC - by Timothy B. Lee at Vox
A Threat to Democracy by Karen Hobert Flynn of Common Cause
Neil Gorsuch, the Nominee for a Stolen Seat - editorial by the New York Times
The Dissents of Judge Neil Gorsuch: Far to the Right and Out of the Mainstream - by Elliot Mincberg of People for the the Amerian Way
#StopGorusch: Trump's Nominee Would be a Nightmare for Women by Katie O'Connell at People for the American Way
Neil Gorsuch an 'Unacceptable Nominee Who'd Put Ideology Above the Constitution - Statement by People for the American Way
Originalists Put Politics Over Princple - by Cass Sunstein
Neil Gorsuch sides with big business, big donors, and big bosses - by Fordham law professor Zephyr Teachout
Human Rights Campaign Report: Gorsuch is Wrong for the LGBTQ Community, Supreme Court
Why Neil Gorsuch Likely Believes It's Perfectly Fine to Ban Gay Sex by Michelangelo Signorile
Neil Gorsuch's Disturbing Reocrd on LGBTQ Rights by Mark Joseph Stern at Slate with a countering response by Ernie Haffner
Who is Neil Gorsuch? What you need to know about Trump's extraordinarily conservative nominee for the Supreme Court - by Ian Millhiser at ThinkProgress - a liberal site
Supreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch Has a Troubling History When Ruling on Disability Cases by Claudia Center of the ACLU
Activists Urge Democrats to Step Up Resistance to Gorsuch Nomination
My Opposition to Neil Gorsuch is Personal - editorial concerning Gorsuch's book on euthanasia
There is No Principled Reason to Vote against Gorsuch - editorial by a Democratic lawyer who knows Gorsuch
Gorsuch's Adherence to Originalism Should Keep Him from SCOTUS - National Law Journal (requires free registration)
Gorsuch backed minimum standard for disabled kids
Gorsuch has Web of Ties to Secretive Billionaire - New York Times story
The Case against Neil Gorsuch by Dahlia Lithwick (about his positions on religious freedom)
The Politics of the Gorsuch Nomination
The Senate Judiciary Committee - You can find links to the members of the committee here
Senate Judiciary Committee Documents on the Nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch including the questionnaire and appendices that he filled out
Meet the 10 Democrats Who Face a Tough Vote on the Supreme Court - Time Magazine
Democratic Class of 2018 Key to Gorsuch Supreme Court Fight - Roll Call
Democrats' Quandary on Gorsuch: Appease the Base or Honor the Process - New York Times
Old confirmation playbook may not apply to Gorsuch - column by Curt Levey of FreedomWorks and the Committee for Justice, conservative groups
Supreme Court nominee Gorsuch says Trump's attacks on judiciary are 'demoralizing'
Issues: Campaign Finance Reform
| Information about Citizens United v. FEC | ||
Information about Citizens United v. FEC
Listen to the Supreme Court hearing of the case
Video report from Newshour with Jim Lehrer - about 15 minutes - this is a good summary of issues involved and how the hearing went
Media and Politician Reaction to the ruling on Citizens United
Blog and Media Reaction to the ruling on Citizens United
More blog and media reactions to the Citizens United ruling
Report on the hearing from Scotusblog
Report on the hearing from Politico
Argument preview: Corporations in politics - Summary from Scotusblog
'Hillary movie' case: courtroom drama - article by Tony Mauro for the First Amendment Center
Supreme Court to Revisit 'Hillary' Documentary - NY Times article
"Lots of buzz, but does FEC have a shot?"
"Hillary movie case could change campaign finance"
Arguments in favor of Citizens United
What is Wrong with Hillary: The Movie? - column by a former commissioner on the FEC
"Banning books?" - column by the former head of the FEC
"Corporations are People Too" - another column by the former head of the FEC
"Free Speech For Corporations"
"Where is All This Corporate Corruption I Keep Hearing About?"
"Corporate control or banned books?"
"Activism in Defense of Free Speech is No Vice"
"Unfair, Unbalanced, but Free"
"Taking on the Book Banners" - column by George Will
"Free Speech, Now that Speech is Free"
Arguments opposed to Citizens United
"Corporate free speech? Since when?"
"Campaign Money and the Chief Justice" - Column by Stuart Taylor
"Keep My Investments Out Of Politics"
'The Supreme Court Gets Ready To Turn on the Corporate Fundraising Spigot"
"Should businesses be able to give to politicians?"
"Risk of buying offices too great"
"The rights of corporations" - New York Times editorial
"A Century-Old Principle: Keep Corporate Money Out of Elections"
"Five Reasons Why Citizens United is a Truly Momentous Case" - article from the Huffington Post
"Will the Corporate Supremes Now Dance on Democracy's Corpse?" - article from the Huffington Post
"Free Speech by the Millions" - column by Howard Fineman
Stpehen Colbert: Corporations are People Too - video
"High Court Should Not Head the Wrong Way on Campaign Cash" - editorial from the St. Louis Dispatch
"Corporate Interests, Unlimited" - column by Jack Betts for the Charlotte Observer on how a ruling would impact North Carolina
On the Fifth Anniversary of McCain-Feingold - Norman Ornstein and Anthony Corrado in the Washington Post
Int the Wake of BCRA: An Early Report on Campaign Finance Reform in the 2004 Election - report by pro-BCRA group
Debate Club: Has Campaign Finance Reform Failed - Online debate from October, 2004
Trent Lott news release on the Senate 527 Reform Act
Chris Shays news release on Senate 527 Reform Act
Statements and Letters opposing the Pence-Wynn proposal to modify campaign finance reform laws
Washington Post editorial opposing the Pence-Wynn House proposal
Common Cause - Group that supports BCRA looks at various proposals to modify the law
Common Cause statement supporting McCain's Senate proposal to reform 527s
Here's a New Campaign Finance Reform Plan: Just Stop - Column by Jonathan Rauch arguing that we should stay with McCain-Feingold and not tinker with it
Political Parties under the Post-McConnell BCRA - article arguing that the law has not had that serious an effect
Despite Predictions, BCRA has not been a Democratic Suicide Bill - Article from 2004 by a BCFRA supporter
Flap Over 527s Aside, McCain-Feingold is Working as Planned - Article from 2004
The Supreme Court's Recent Landmark Decision on Campaign Finance Reform - article arguing that the Court made the right decision
Why the FEC Should Not Limit Contributions to Public Issues Advocacy Groups - Article arguing that the FEC should not regulate 527s
Interview on PBS with Senator McCain on Campaign Finance Reform
Myths and Reality about the Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act of 2002 - article by Thomas Mann and Norman Ornstein (requires Adobe Acrobat)
Open Secrets - site to monitor money in politics. You can look up a politician and find out who is donating money to that politician
Court Documents Show that Money Buys Influence - Editorial with evidence cited in court documents
Brennan Center - One of the Groups that was part of the fight for campaign finance reform
"Not a Danger to Free Speech" - editorial by Thomas Mann and Norman Ornstein
Paying for Politics - Site from Bill Moyers Now; has links and background
Congressman Christopher Shays - press releases and information
The Brookings Institute on Campaign Finance Reform - Links from an organization that supports reform
Straight Talk on Campaign Finance Reform: Separating Fact from Fiction - in PDF format
Press Releases from Senator McCain
Press Releases from Senator Feingold
Limits for Soft Money - editorial by Senator Russ Feingold
Campaign Finance Reform: The Next Steps - editorial by E. J. Dionne
Will Campaign Finance Reform harm Political Parties - column by Thomas Mann
Documents in favor of Campaign Finance Reform - from the Brennan Center for Justice
Letter in favor of campaign finance reform by political science professors - in PDF format
Mitch McConnell's myths about the constitutionality of Campaign Finance Reform - (in PDF format - Adobe Acrobat required)
New Law follows Supreme Court Ruling - requires Adobe Acrobat
Contribution Limits don't hamper Electoral Competition
On the 5th Anniversary of McCain-Feingold - Essay from Cato Institute, April, 2007
Debate Club: Has Campaign Finance Reform Failed - Online debate from October, 2004
Should the FEC regulate blogging? - Article with a modest proposal
Pass Pence-Wynn so we can fix coordinated expenditures - Editorial endorsing a GOP-backed House proposal to change BCRA
Statement from the Vice Chairman of the FEC supporting the House Pence-Wynn proposal
Letter supporting the House proposal to reform BCRA
Report opposing the Senate 527 Reform Act
Statement opposing the Senate 527 Reform Act
Editorial opposing the Senate 527 Reform Act
Campaign Finance Regulation: Faulty Assumptions and Undemocratic Consequences by Bradley A. Smith
CATO Links on Campaign Law - Think Tank that opposes Campaign Finance Reform from a Libertarian perspective
Why Swift Boat Veterans for Truth Can't be Regulated - Argues that 527s are a perverse but acceptable consequence of Campaign Finance Reform
Panel Discussion on the Supreme Court Decision - includes comments by Kenneth Starr
Campaign Finance Reform and the First Amendment - Congressional Testimony by Bradley A. Smith
McCain-Feingold: A Showcase for the Mega-Rich - Editorial from the Wall Street Journal
Mchael Munger's testimony before Congress on how the bill will affect political parties
Interview on PBS with Senator Mitch McConnell about Campaign Finance Reform
Report of speech by Kenneth Starr opposing BCRA
A Reform that Endangers Free Speech - editorial by By Nadine Strossen, Ira Glasser and Laura W. Murphy
ACLU Press Briefings on Campaign Finance Reform and Free Speech including an argument against regulating 527s
The Farce of Campaign Finance Reform - Links to lots of negative editorials
Healthy Campaigns, Democracy are Compatible - by Mitch McConnell
Center for Individual Freedom - Links to press releases supporting repealing all or part of BCRA
Muzzling 'Soft Money' - editorial by George Will
Why Campaign Funders Do It - editorial by George Will
Campaign Finance "Reform" - editorial by George Will
Let the Sun Shine In - editorial by Charles Krauthammer
Americans for Tax Reform - links to editorials and press releases against McCain-Feingold
Has Campaign Finance Reform made Incumbents Unbeatable - Editorial from the University of Wisconsin paper
Campaign Finance Reform Won't Work - editorial by James Glassman
How Not to Reform Campaign Finance by James C. Miller
"Top Ten Myths about Campaign Finance Reform" - article by Todd Gaziano
John McCain, Call Your Office: Why McCain-Feingold won’t work - by Tod Lindberg
Money and Politics by Tod Lindberg
Hoover Institution: Campaign Finance Site - Conservative Think Tank
Political Money: The New Prohibition by Annelise Anderson
Trillion Dollar Loophole: Why the media loves campaign finance reform - editorial by Ann Coulter
Testimony on Campaign Finance Reform by Ira Glasser of the ACLU (2000)
Testimony on Campaign Finance Reform by Bradley A. Smith (1997)
The Moneybags Rule - article by Arthur F. Fergenson
Making the World Safer for Incumbents by John Samples
What part of "no law" doesn't Congress get? by David Henderson
Soft Money and Politics - Article by James Q. Wilson
ACLU Statement on Campaign Finance Reform
Fatal Flaws in the Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act - requires Adobe Acrobat
Against Campaign Finance Reform - Utah Law Review article by Kathleen Sullivan. Requires Adobe Acrobat
Campaign Finance Reform and the First Amendment - in PDF format
National Center for Policy Analysis - Public Financing of Campaigns
James Madison Center Analysis: New McCain-Feingold Bill Contains Multiple Provisions That Violate First Amendment Rights of Average Citizens To Participate in Political Process - press release plus the full report (you need Adobe Acrobat to download the full report)
Testimony before Congress against the Campaign Finance Reform Bill - press release with link to download the full testimony in Adobe Acrobat
Rediscovering our political freedom - speech by House Majority Whip, Tom Delay
The ACLU's list of links against campaign finance reform
Campaign Finance Reform: the Good, the Bad, and the Unconstitutional - article from the Heritage Foundation by James Bopp, Jr.
The Liberal Assault on Freedom of Speech - Article that includes Campaign Finance Reform as an argument against liberals
United States Senate - Find a senator
United States House of Representatives - Find a representative
House Proposal to modify campaign finance reform laws to remove limits, opposed by pro-BCRA groups (referred to as Pence-Wynn)
Senate Proposal: 527 Reform Act to modify campaign finance reform laws; sponsored by John McCain and supported by pro-BCRA groups
Summary of 527 Reform Act the proposal that McCain supports to address 527s
Summary of the House Proposal of the 527 Fairness Act (Pence Wynn)
Supreme Court Page on the BCRA with links to the briefs, etc.
Financing the Campaigns: A look at McCain-Feingold and its impact on the 2004 campaign
Public Agenda: Lays out overview of the issue, polling results, and arguments pro and con
OpenSecrets.org - overview of the issue and links to find out who gets money from whom
An explanation of what the lower court's decision said and means from Rick Hasen, a professor of election law.
Links to the briefs and amicus briefs
Campaign Finance Reform on C-Span - the text of the laws and how each representative voted
Campaign Finance Institute - Study of 527s
Hearing of Senate Rules and Administration Committee on Regulation of 527s - March, 2005; Read statements from witnesses
Hearing of Senate Rules and Administration Committee on Regulation of 527s -March, 2004; read statements from witnesses
Forget Howard Dean's Mouth: the Real Issue Facing the Democrats is Money - Article looking at how BCRA affected both parties in the 2004 elections, focuses on the Democrats and the impact of 527s
527 and the Campaign Finance Loophole - Explanation of the issure from 2004
A Short History of Campaign Finance Reform in the 1970s - From the FEC
American Bar Association: Campaign Reform - Background info and pro/con arguments
Debatabase - Should limts be put on how candidates raise funds: pro and con
The First Amendment and the Limits of Campaign Finance Reform - article by Daniel R. Ortiz (requires Adobe Acrobat)
Discussion on PBS between Senators McConnell and Feingold on Campaign Finance Reform
Campaign Finance Institute - Symposium looking at the effects of BCRA on the 2004 elections
So You Wanna Know About Campaign Finance Reform - Arguments for and against
The Washington Post on Campaign Finance Reform - 1998 report: information, links, news stories, and editorials
Stanford Law Center - Lots of material on Campaign Finance Reform and the various lawsuits pending.
Discussion on PBS of the Constitutionality of the Campaign Finance Reform Bill
Debate from Senators Mitch McConnell and Frank Lautenberg
Campaign Finance Reform - definitions and explanations from the Congressional Research Office
Public Agenda: Campaign Reform - Polling information and summaries of issues
Yahoo news stories on Campaign Finance Reform
The History of Campaign Finance Reform - from the Hoover Institution
The Continuing Controversy over Bush v. Gore an article by Peter Berkowitz defending the decision
"In Such Manner as the Legislature Thereof May Direct": The Outcome in Bush v Gore Defended an article by Robert Epstein
The Professors and Bush v. Gore - article by Peter Berkowitz and Benjamin Wittes
The Unbearable Rightness of Bush v. Gore - in PDF format
Bush v. Gore - an article that is generally critical of judges making decisions like this, but comes down in favor of the decision, barely.
Judging the Home Crowd - an article assessing the questions asked from the bench
Reckless Disregard - article criticizing Vincent Bugliosi's book on the case
One Year Later: The continuing controversy over Bush v. Gore
Tribe v. Truth - article criticizing academic interpretations of the decision
Bush v Gore: What Were They Thinking? an article by David A. Schwartz
Failure is Impossible - great list of articles criticizing the decision
"Bandits in Black Robes:" Why you should be angry about Bush v. Gore - article
Decision Casts Doubt on Legitimacy of the Presidency - article
A Layman's Guide to Bush v. Gore
None Dare Call it Treason - article by Vincent Bugliosi
The Recount is in and the Supreme Court Loses - editorial by Jeffrey Rosen
In Bush v. Gore, Supreme Court Conservatives Brought Disgrace on Their Institution by Howard Garcia
Bush v. Gore and the Relationship between Rule of Law and Democracy by Bo LI
Pro and Con Arguments on the Electoral College - by William C. Kimberley former Deputy Director of the FEC
National Popular Vote Compact - Wikipedia Article
Up-to-date count of state action on National Popular Vote
Electoral College: Preserve or Abolish? - pro and con arguments
Pros and Cons of the Electoral College
Argument For and Against the Electoral College
The Electoral College - by FEC member, William C. Kimberling (in PDF format) - the entire document with the history of the Electoral College
How the Electoral College Works Today
U.S. Electoral College - National Archives History and FAQs
List of Resources on the Electoral College
What is the Electoral College and how does it work? - from CNNfyi
Colorado Weighs Proportional Electoral Votes - USA Today article about Colorado's plan
Arguments in Favor of the Electoral College and against National Popular Vote
Is the Electoral College Worth Saving? - by James Q. Wilson
The 'Excellent' Electoral College - Wall Street Journal (Click on the WSJ link)The Electoral College is Anything But Outdated by Larry Arnn (Click on the WSJ link)
The Electoral College Didn't Steal the Election for Trump by James Heaney in The Federalist
Don't Trash the Electoral College - It Works - in Investor's Business Daily
Griping About the Popular Vote? Get Over It by Charles Lane in the Washington Post
Sudden Liberal Opposition to Electora Collge Not About Democracy, but about Power by John Yoo
The Electoral College is an Excellent System by George Will
Hillary's Popular-Vote Win is (Mostly) Meaningless by David French
The Electoral College is Brilliant and We Would Be Insane to Abolish It - from Business Insider
Dump the electoral college? Bad idea, says Al Gore’s former campaign chairman by William Daley in the Washington Post
In Defense of the Electoral College by Allen Guelzo and James Hulme in the Washington Post
The Electoral College is Actually Awesome by Edward Morrissey
Killing the Electoral College is a Dumb Idea Pushed by Ignorant People by Donna Carol Voss in The Federalist
In Defense of the Electoral College: Five reasons to keep our despised method of choosing the president by Judge Richard A. Posner
In Defense of the Electoral College by John Samples
The Heritage Guide to the Electoral College - explains how the E.C. upholds federalism.
The Electoral College Is an Excellent System by George Will
The Electoral College is Brilliant and We Would Be Insane to Abolish It - from Business Insider
Pilloring Pillar of Political Stability by Steve Forbes (free registration may be required)
Electoral College Mischief - Wall Street Journal editorial against reform of the E.C.
Math Against Tyranny - article from Discover Magazine
Why National Popular Vote is a Bad Idea
Trash the Compact - article against the National Popular Vote compact idea by Pete Du Pont
Why National Popular Vote is a Bad Idea by Curtis Gans of the DNC in the Huffington Post
Electoral College and the American Idea of Democracy - by Martin Diamond (in PDF format)
For the Electoral College - from Forbes.com
The Framers' Electoral Wisdom - column by George Will
Schwarzenegger's Veto - column by George Will against the National Popular Vote concept
Hands off the Electoral College - article by Ron Paul
Keeping the College: Debunking the Myths - article from National Review
GOP Electors Cite Rural Voice in Electoral College
Statement by Senator Patrick Moynihan
Testimony before the House Judiciary Committee by Walter Berns of the American Enterprise Institute
Testimony before the House Judiciary Committee by Judith A. Best
Arguments for the Electoral College by the Gilder Lehrman Institute
Minority View on the Direct Popular Election of the President before the Senate Judiciary Committee
The Electoral College: Crisis Averted
National Popular Vote Compact Study: Opposing Arguments by the League of Women Voters
Six Reasons to Reject the National Popular Vote for Louisiana
Why National Popular Vote is a Bad Idea
Federalist #39 - James Madison
Federalist #68 - Alexander Hamilton
Arguments Against the Electoral College and for the National Popular Vote
Concerns with the Electoral College
Electoral College: An Obsolete Concept?
It is Time for the Electoral College to Ratify the Popular Vote: The National Popular Vote Project Has the Solution by Nell Minow in the Huffington Post
10 Reasons Why the Electoral College is a Problem by Eric Black
Time to End the Electoral College - New York Times editorial
The Electoral College Is an Instrument of White Supremacy - and Sexism by Mark Joseph Stern in Slate
It's Time to Kill the Electoral College by Paul Waldman
Electoral College Belongs in 1787 by Representative John Conyers (D- MI)
These 3 Common Arguments for Preserving the Electoral College are Wrong by Robert Speel in Time Magazine
A Better Way to Pick the Next President: The National Popular Vote Compact by Karen Hobert Flynn in The Daily Beast
A Rebuttal of Richard Posner's Moronic Defense of the Electoral College by Hamilton Nolan
5 Reasons the Electoral Collge is Bad for Our Country by The Alternative Daily
Why We Should Abolish the Electoral College by Tyler Lewis
Why the Electoral College is the Absolute Worst, explained by Vox
Arguments Against the Electoral College by the Gilder Lehrman Institute
The Electoral College Votes against Equality - article by Professors Akhil Amar and Vikram Amar
"It's Time to End the Electoral College" - column by Katrina vanden Heuvel
"The Electoral College Has Got to Go - Timothy Noah
The Indefensible Electoral Collge - article from Mother Jones
History, Slavery, Sexism, the South, and the Electoral College - article by law professors Akhil Reed Amar and Vikram David Amar (Part I of a three part series - here is Part II and Part III)
Reform Options for the Electoral College
Repairing the Electoral College - in PDF format
Hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on an amendment to change the Electoral College in 1973
Get Rid of the Electoral College
Fair Vote - Presidential Election Campaign Reform - summarizes arguments against the Electoral College and proposed reform plans
National Popular Vote - Devoted to instituting the interstate compact against the Electoral College
The Case for a National Popular Vote - Salon Magazine
Responses to Myths about the National Popular Vote and refutations of pro-Electoral College arguments
A Conservative Case for the National Popular Vote
Against the Electoral College - from Forbes.com
Reform Proposals for the Electoral College - from Green Papers
National Popular Vote: The Recount Bugaboo by Hendrik Hertzberg
Dispelling the Major Legal Arguments against the National Popular Vote
270toWin - Presidential Election Map (You can click to change the map)
CNN Electoral College Interactive
Electoral College Calculator and Map Generator - 2016
Material for the Class Debate
(Be careful - there is a lot of stuff on the media put up by individuals writing essays or by bloggers. They may be factual and they may not. I'm just providing you some links to get started. You decide if the site's information is accurate.)
The Pew Research Center: the News Media Data and poll results from the nonpartisan organization about issues relating to the news media
PressThink - blog by Jay Rosen, a professor of journalism at Columbia. Not really on press bias but lots of commentary on the press. He also provides many links to blogs and sites that write about the media from both a right and left perspective.
Gallup Poll - Perceptions of the media, October 2007
Pew Poll - Coverage of 2008 primary elections
The Media Research Council - Group that is devoted to chronicling liberal bias in the media every single day. Lots of information here. This is your one-stop shopping in liberal bias theory and information.
Media Bias Basics - A primer on bias from the MRC
Rise and Shine on Democrats: How the ABC, CBS and NBC Morning Shows Are Promoting Democrats On the Road to the White House - From the MRC
Newsbusters - A blog from the MRC devoted to detailing and combating bias in the media
The Real Media Matters - An article from National Review looking at the links between Media Matters and Democrats
Bum Rush - another article criticizing Media Matters and looking at the link with Hillary Clinton
Three Anchors Follow Obama Abroad - Washington Post article contrasting media coverage of Obama and McCain
Oh, That Liberal Media - A blog devoted to talking about liberal bias in the media
Times Watch - A site devoted to talking about bias at the New York Times
ChronWatch - A site devoted to talking about bias at the San Francisco Chronicle
Midterm Coverage of the 2006 Congressional races - Study by the Center for Media and Public Affairs
Ratherbiased.com - Site devoted to exposing bias of Dan Rather
A Measure of Media Bias - Study done by two professors at Stanford and the University of Chicago
Bias at Sixty Minutes - from the Media Research Council
Honest Reporting.com - Site devoted to detecting media bias against Israel
Biased BBC - Blog devoted to talking about bias at the BBC
Is Newspaper Reporting of Economic Events Politically Biased? by John Lott and Kevin Hasssett (pdf file)
There is No Liberal Bias; In Fact, There is a Conservative Bias
Media Matters - Site devoted to exposing conservative news bias - lots of links and stories
Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting - Group that is devoted to chronicling bias (mostly conservative) in the media. Lots of information here.
Media Lies and Right Wing Bias - Check out the links
The Conservative Advantage in Syndicated Op-Ed Columns - Report from Media Matters
Newshounds - "We watch Fox News so you won't have to" - blog run by researchers for the documentary Outfoxed about Fox News.
On The Bias - reports results that contradict the claim that conservatives are identified more frequently than liberals in news reports.
Online Journal - Site criticizing the media from the Left point of view
What Liberal Bias - site for Eric Alterman's book of the same title. Check the appendices for charts of information
TV News Lies - Site devoted to bias protecting Republicans. Lots of links
ConWebWatch - A site devoted to exposing inaccuracies in conservative web sites
Take Back the Media - explores how conservatives manipulate the press
American Israel Public Affairs Committee
Americans for Democratic Action
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Council on American-Islamic Relations
National Association of Manufacturers
National Organization for Women
National Resources Defense Council
Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America
Planned Parenthood Action Fund
Susan B. Anthony List - pro-life group
Samplings from briefs filed at the Court
"So you wanna know about Affirmative Action"
Law schools face intense scrutiny
Face, gender, and Affirmative Action: a resource page for teachers
Affirmative Action and College Admissions
University of Michigan Calculator - calculate your own chances of getting into UM
Arguments for Affirmative Action
A speech by an MIT professor from 1998
Affirmative Action and Diversity Project: A Web Page for Research
Why do we need Affirmative Action
Making the case for Affirmative Action in Higher Education
Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action
The Need for Affirmative Action
Arguments against Affirmative Action
Americans against discrimination and preferences
Don't Do Me Any Favors: The Case against Affirmative Action
Affirmative Action: Playing Favorites
Arguments against Affirmative Action
Affirmative Action: What does it affirm?