The ABC-TV show “20/20” takes a look at how federal and state campaign finance laws inhibit grassroots political activity. The show airs Friday evening, October 17, at 10 pm eastern time. See this article. Thanks to Rick Hasen’s electionlawblog for the link.
The campaign-finance segment was part of a remarkable hour-long 20/20 special by reporter John Stossel that critically examined the unintended (negative) consequences of a wide range of government interventions, regulations, and assistance. For a TV news show the scope and depth of this mini-documentary offers the best educational and entertaining (libertarian) analysis of the advantages of free-market and volunteerism that I’ve ever seen!
And to top it off Stossel (finally) used the “l” word: libertarian.
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