Earlier this month, U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) introduced a bill to regulate so-called “dark money.” The definition of this term is often slippery. A New Yorker reporter wrote a famous book blaming the Koch brothers for dark money, even though it's not a secret that the well-known libertarian billionaires have spent well-documented money openly promoting issues such as free markets, same-sex marriage, and criminal justice reform.
Is it “dark” if you can see the details?
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