Be skeptical of Hawley’s ‘opposition’ to Citizens United

When it sounds too good to be true, it usually is. That’s almost certainly the case with some seemingly good news from the far-right Senator from Missouri, Josh Hawley.

Last week, a story broke that Hawley was introducing a bill to reverse Citizens United, the infamous 2010 Supreme Court case that turbocharged unlimited “independent” campaign spending. “I am an originalist,” Hawley said, “and I don’t think you can make an originalist case for business corporations being treated like individuals when it comes to the right to political speech.”