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Many election finance reformers focus on spending limits, but encouraging small donors might be a more realistic—and fairer—option.
In The News Piece in The Atlantic<br>
Feb. 18, 2015
In the five years since the Citizens United decision, the campaign-finance reform movement has worked its way through the five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and now, finally, acceptance.
This emerging state of acceptance is making room for some new approaches: What if America stops focusing on containment, and starts focusing on empowerment? What if America stops focusing on limits, and starts focusing on opportunities?