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John Samples

Opinion and Commentary


"Let Millionaires Spend," by John Samples and Ilya Shapiro, New York Sun, June 27, 2008

"So Long, 'Campaign Reform'," New York Post, June 25, 2008

"What Sort of Country?," American Spectator (Online), June 18, 2008

"No, You Can't," American Spectator (Online), May 30, 2008

"What’s So Great About the Great Society?," American Spectator (Online), May 19, 2008

"Character Issues," American Spectator (Online), April 30, 2008

"Liberals Would Undo a State-Based System," Tennessean, April 21, 2008

"Obama's America," American Spectator (Online), March 24, 2008

"Against a Common Purpose," American Spectator (Online), March 13, 2008

"Public-Financing Follies," New York Post, March 3, 2008

"No Hope, No Change," by Jagadeesh Gokhale and John Samples, National Review (Online), February 13, 2008

"McCain vs. Madison," American Spectator, January 15, 2008

"A Loss in November Might Be Good for GOP, If McCain Is the Nominee," The Baltimore Sun, January 8, 2008

"Donor Disclosure Won't Help Think Tanks," Roll Call, September 27, 2007

""Enough Is Enough"," National Review (Online), June 26, 2007

"'08: Big Ticket," New York Post, April 9, 2007

"Shelter in Reform," The New York Times, October 29, 2006

"Freedom of Speech, Except When It Matters," McClatchy News Service, August 16, 2006

"Public Shouldn't Pay," USA Today, June 26, 2006

"A Vote for Transparency," by Jeffrey Milyo and John Samples, Cato.org, June 19, 2006

"Congress Shall Make No Law...," PittsburghLIVE.com, April 16, 2006

"A License to Steal," Cato.org, February 11, 2006

"Harry Reid Is Right," The Wall Street Journal, January 19, 2006

"A Free Speech Kind of Thing," Cato.org, December 15, 2005

"A Vote for Free Speech," Cato.org, November 2, 2005

"Mr. Smith Leaves Washington," American Spectator (Online), August 24, 2005

"Happy Days," Cato.org, June 9, 2005

"Your Blog Will Be Investigated Soon," American Spectator, May 10, 2005

"Playing the Irony Card," Washington Times, May 5, 2005

"Dial Down Corruption Fears: Media will expose lawmakers whose relatives don't deserve pay," USA Today, April 19, 2005

"The Spirit of 1994," by John Samples and Chris Edwards, American Spectator, March 17, 2005

"Bloggers Beware," Reason (Online), March 9, 2005

"Defund Everyone," Cato.org, February 4, 2005

"Once Again, Incumbents Are the Big Winners," by John Samples and Patrick Basham, Fox News (Online), November 21, 2004

"Bush May Have Won, But Why Didn't He Do Better?," Cato.org, November 15, 2004

"First Amendment on Sinclair's Side," Fox News (Online), October 16, 2004

"John Kerry the (Im)moderate," National Review (Online), May 18, 2004

"(Class) War Won’t Work," National Review (Online), April 13, 2004

"The Diva Senator from Arizona," National Review (Online), March 26, 2004

"Progressive President," National Review (Online), March 19, 2004

"The Beginning of the End of McCain-Feingold," Cato.org, March 17, 2004

"Nader, One Last Time," Cato.org, March 10, 2004

"The Lessons for Dr. Dean," New York Post, February 19, 2004

"What's Next for Campaign Finance?," Cato.org, February 6, 2004

"The Reform Regime: What's next for campaign finance?," National Review (Online), September 26, 2005

"What's Wrong With Buying Votes?," Cato.org, December 31, 2003

"A Very Republican Disaster," by John Samples and Patrick Basham, National Review (Online), December 11, 2003

"Ruling Hurts Citizens," USA Today, December 10, 2003

"Howard Dean Signs the Death Certificate for Taxpayer Financing," Los Angeles Times, November 7, 2003

"Subsidizing Soapboxes: McCain's Free Airtime for Politicians Bill," by John Samples and Adam D. Thierer, Fox News (Online), September 23, 2003

"Campaign Finance Reform," Cato.org, September 8, 2003

"Common Cause Hires Alleged Election Lawbreaker," Cato.org, June 25, 2003

"Reform the FEC," Cato.org, June 20, 2003

"The Real Winner in the Campaign Finance Case," Fox News (Online), May 20, 2003

"What John Edwards' Money Said," Cato.org, May 9, 2003

"More Lobbyist Than Leader," American Prowler, May 6, 2003

"Political Ads: Why Limit a Good Thing?," by Patrick Basham and John Samples, Cato.org, December 5, 2002

"Meet the New Loopholes," by John Samples and Patrick Basham, The New York Times, November 5, 2002

"Amendment 27 Will Help Keep Incumbents in Office and Challengers Out," Cato.org, November 2, 2002

"A History Lesson for a Conservative President," Fox News (Online), October 21, 2002

"Cheating is a Problem, Too," USA Today, September 16, 2002

"Lessons Unlearned: What’s dangerous about Florida’s election debacle," National Review (Online), September 16, 2002

"Midterm Beliefs Miss Public Mood," Fox News (Online), September 12, 2002

"The American Psyche One Year Later," by John Samples and Patrick Basham, Australian Financial Review, September 11, 2002

"Keep 'Watchful Eye' on President," USA Today, August 13, 2002

"Big Government Swallows Its Opponents," by John Samples and Ivan G. Osorio, Cato.org, June 7, 2002

"Next Stop for McCainiacs: The FEC," National Review (Online), May 13, 2002

"Three Myths About Enron and Campaign Finance," Cato.org, February 1, 2002

"Americans Don't Trust Big Government on Home Front, Says ABC Poll," Cato.org, January 31, 2002

"Campaign Finance Folly," by Patrick Basham and John Samples, Cato.org, January 12, 2002

"Retire the Race Card, Election 2000 Wasn't a Racist Plot, After All," National Review (Online), November 19, 2001

"Economic Freedom Falls Victim to Terrorism," Cato.org, October 9, 2001

"Against Politics As Usual," Cato.org, September 26, 2001

"The Bipartisan Death of Campaign Finance Reform," by John Samples and Peter Van Doren, Cato.org, July 21, 2001

"D.C. City Council Rejects Voters and Freedom," by Patrick Basham and John Samples, Cato.org, July 1, 2001

"Two Tales Tell Why We Need a Tax Cut," Cato.org, May 16, 2001

"The Terrible Secret of Campaign Finance Reform," Cato.org, May 8, 2001

"Let's Skip McCain's Sideshow," Cato.org, April 30, 2001

"Campaign Finance, the Endgame," Cato.org, March 26, 2001

"McCain-Feingold Will Hurt Democrats--And They Know It," USA Today, March 16, 2001

"The Death of Campaign Finance Reform?," Cato.org, January 29, 2001

"Keep the Electoral College," Cato.org, December 21, 2000

"Gore's Secret Donors," Cato.org, November 24, 2000

"Hillary Clinton vs. James Madison," Cato.org, November 15, 2000

"In Defense of the Electoral College," Cato.org, November 10, 2000

"'Soft Money' Aids Democracy," USA Today, September 30, 2000

"Full Disclosure?," Cato.org, June 26, 2000

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