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Far be it from us to defend John McCain, but…
Far be it from us to defend John McCain (R-AZ). In our book Cheese Factories on the Moon: Why Earmarks are Good for American Democracy we characterize earmark opponents like McCain as ranging fr... Read More
Once Again Earmarks Prove to be the Better Choice for our Democracy
NPR Reporter Audie Cornish is reporting on efforts by members of Congress to influence the expenditure of stimulus funds in their states and districts (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?sto... Read More
New Factory Newsletter
The latest news regarding Cheese Factories on the Moon is now available at: http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Cheese-Factories-on-the-Moon.html?soid=1103600790273&aid=-wgCwOpWuUg... Read More
Cheese Factories on the PBS News Hour On-Line
Recently Sean Kelly sat down with Judy Woodruff of the PBS News Hour for an on-line interview about Cheese Factories on the Moon. The interview is posted at: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/... Read More
The Cheese Factory in Washington, DC
Scott Frisch and Sean Kelly will discuss their new book Cheese Factories on the Moon: Why Earmarks are Good for American Democracy Monday, September 20th from 5:00 to 6:30 PM at Catholic University in... Read More
Earmarks and Archives
Earmarks and archives are two topics near and dear to our hearts, so we obviously took notice when they both came under attack by Taxpayers for Common Sense last week.[1] The interest group expr... Read More
Reflections on Pork and Credit-Claiming in the Ruins of Ancient Rome
by Sean Kelly When he died Senator Robert Byrd reportedly had 11 post offices and 2 airports in the state of West Virginia named after him. After the death of Senator Ted Kennedy–owin... Read More
The Paradox of Earmark Reform
Earlier this year House Appropriations Committee Chairman Dbavid Obey (D-WI) announced a ban on earmarks for private for-profit companies in House Appropriations bills. Like earlier earmark refo... Read More
