Would giving up our constitutional rights make our country more democratic?  Would regulating speech make government more accountable to the people?  Shockingly, some answer these questions with "yes." Figures ranging from Harvard academic Lawrence Lessig to former president Jimmy Carter have said America is no longer a democratic republic.  The latest entrant to this ritual is another Harvard professor, Yascha Mounk, who repeats these claims in the Atlantic.  These men push a similar formula for their grievances about our system: restrict political spending, then watch democracy flourish.  In reality, political spending is an essential expression of free speech that brings new voices into politics and makes our republic more vibrant.  Mounk strangely attributes this "democratic deficit" to one main cause: corporations.  He recounts an alternative history...(Read Full Article)