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Welcome to the IRLC
This is my space for the Interdisciplinary Research Learning Community (IRLC). Seventeen undergraduate researchers from a variety of disciplines are spending the Spring Semester 2015 engaging in a le... Read More
If the Narrative Fits…
The assumption is that member of Congress are self-interested, greedy, obsessed with reelection and usually corrupt. Earmark coverage fits within that narrative. Cheese Factories on the Moon, page 1... Read More
Lack of Earmarks Makes Congress Harder to Lead
Scott Frisch and I have an Op-Ed in Roll Call today focusing on the impact of the earmark ban on the ability of Congress to do its work. As of right now it is among the “most emailed” stor... Read More
Roll Out the Barrel (We’ll Have a Barrel of Funds)
More than a few commentators have weighed in recently suggesting that perhaps it is time to consider bringing back earmarks. Considering the legislative constipation that is gripping Congress it could... Read More
Earmarks Emerging from the Shadows
By almost any measure the 112th Congress was the least productive in several generations, perhaps in the history of the institution. According to a recent poll public approval of Congress is only 9%. ... Read More
Gun Rights = Death
Here is something that every proponent of gun rights must accept: The cost of protecting their “right” to own guns is the death of innocent people. Because individuals own guns in the Unit... Read More
Video: Kiss Me Under the Mistletoe
Last week I relayed that my brother Henry Boy Jenkins created a new Christmas classic Kiss Me Under the Mistletoe. The album — awesomely titled Frothing the Nog — is available through Gree... Read More
Kiss Me Under the Mistletoe
As the War on Christmas resumes allow me to point your attention to a new-classic Xmas song. Green Monkey Records has just released their annual Xmas compilation, “Frothing the Nog,” whose... Read More
