(A response to Christ Trotter’s “Ruins of the White House’s East Wing symbolise the passing of an old order and the arrival of a new one“) Chris, this is some world-class melodrama. We’re talking about replacing a set of bland 1940s office spaces with a privately funded ballroom, not detonating the Constitution. Presidents have been knocking […]
Trump v. Obama, or why Clinton campaign supports Citizens United
In the frenzy following the presidential election, little post-mortem attention has been given to how campaign spending was scarcely a factor in Donald Trump’s surprise victory. In fact, Hillary Clinton’s campaign supplies an excellent argument against the need for campaign finance reform following the Supreme Court’s 2010 ruling in Citizens United. The Clinton campaign raised more […]