In this 9 January 2013 episode of Philosophy in Action Radio, philosopher Dr. Diana Brickell interviewed Paul Sherman about "Free Speech in Elections." Topics discussed include:
* Common federal and state campaign finance laws
* The history of campaign finance laws
* Breadth in decisions, and my case
* The results of campaign finance laws
* Private enforcement of campaign finance laws
* The value of "transparency" and "accountability" in elections
* Money as a form of speech
* Protections for corporate speech
* Privacy and campaign contributions
* The irrelevance of funding to campaigns
* SuperPACS
* Individuals versus groups in campaign finance
* The Institute for Justice's current cases and strategy
* Truly supporting the First Amendment
* How to effectively defend free speech
For more from Dr. Diana Brickell on the application rational principles to the challenges of real life, visit Philosophy in Action: http://www.PhilosophyInAction.com