Who Is Watching The Money?

When Brody Mullins published "The Long History of People Stealing Money from Political Action Committees," we didn't just read it — we put it to the test. In this episode, Micaela Isler, David Schild, and Adam Belmar dig into the actual case data, separate employee-funded and business trade association PACs from those driving the headlines, and argue that a scary headline is best answered not with defensiveness but with discipline. Plus: the FEC's enforcement gap, why "the courts are closed" is never a defense, and what stewardship of other people's money really demands.