2012 Presidential Race

As is usually the case every four years, the media has been reporting that the presidential election is on track to be the most expensive race in American history.

That sort of report is typically followed by concerns that high price tags mean that politicians must further rely on campaign contributions, typically from large companies or weird old rich men, both looking for greater influence on the political process.

There’s no question that such a trend has the potential to be terribly damaging to the already-crippled state of democracy in this country, but that says nothing of the decrepit state of the media. Continue reading →