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Though those of us who study money in politics tend to focus on its effects on legislation and regulation, two... View Article
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Dear Mr. Stephen Colbert: We here at Sunlight all quite enjoyed your mock outrage at the declining level of congressional... View Article
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Dear Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL): With this post, I offer my humble appreciation that you should deign to take to... View Article
Continue readingCompanies who lobby outperform companies who don’t lobby
The more a company lobbies, the better its publicly-traded shares perform. At least, that’s the conclusion of an academic research... View Article
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In many ways, the work that we do here at the Sunlight Foundation is built on the premise that democracy... View Article
Continue readingIs Congress getting dumber, or just more plainspoken?
(This post was prepared in collaboration with Dan Drinkard) Congress now speaks at almost a full grade level lower than... View Article
Continue readingCongress far from exemplary in SAT word proficiency
(This post was prepared in collaboration with Dan Drinkard) If you do well on your SAT test, then you will... View Article
Continue readingThe changing complexity of congressional speech
(This post was prepared in collaboration with Dan Drinkard) Congress now speaks at almost a full grade level lower than... View Article
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I recently made a mistake that turned into an object lesson on the limits of technology but also – and... View Article
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