What Is Lobbying (And Do We Really Need Lobbyists)?
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What Is Lobbying (And Do We Really Need Lobbyists)?

In 2007 Gallup released its annual honesty and ethical standards list ranking the most trustworthy professions in the United States. At the top of the list were nurses, whose honesty was ranked “very high” or “high” by 83 percent of respondents, followed by teachers (74 percent), druggists (71 percent), military officers (65 percent), and physicians…

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Warren Proposes Minimum 35% Tax On Lobbying Expenses From Top Entities Despite History Of Lobbying

Audrey Conklin –  2020 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren announced a proposal Wednesday to slap a minimum 35% on lobbying expenses of at least $500,000 per year.  –  Such a proposal “is almost certainly unconstitutional,” federal lobbying law expert Robert Kelner told Reason magazine. –  Warren relied on lobbying for her Senate campaigns during…

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Microsoft Wants to Increase Broadband Services to Rural America: Why is There Opposition?

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: The disconnect between the city and the country is a theme English teachers love to use in order to show the difference in lifestyles our own country has. But there is a real disconnect. As cities are havens of technology and becoming even more interconnected with one another, rural America…

Latest Wikileaks Leak Reveals the DNC is Selling Diplomatic Positions to Its Political Donors
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Latest Wikileaks Leak Reveals the DNC is Selling Diplomatic Positions to Its Political Donors

by Micah J. Fleck In a story broke by Being Libertarian overnight, the latest “Guccifer 2.0” leak from Wikileaks was sifted through to discover something very disturbing – that the DNC has been systematically bribing people to donate to their causes in exchange for power positions within the American political sphere. According to the original…

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FEC Flags Bernie Sanders Campaign Contributions

By Elias J. Atienza   Bernie Sanders’s campaign was sent a warning by the Federal Election Commission due to problems with his campaign February finance report. In the letter, the FEC writes: “This letter is prompted by the Commission’s preliminary review of the report referenced above. This notice requests information essential to full public disclosure of your federal…