Tag: appropriations
Praise for Cheese factories on the Moon
We received this via email over the weekend. We thought we’d share: “I’ve just finished reading ‘Cheese Factories on the Moon.’ You and Scott Frisch have successfully ... Read More
Oh the irony…
Predator Drone: A flying earmark On April 21st President Obama authorized the use of the Predator Drone to aid NATO forces in their efforts in Libya. The pilotless drone is controlled remotely. The Pr... Read More
Are Earmarks Like Pornography? A Few Results from an Internet-Based Survey
As the FY 2011 appropriations cycle becomes white hot, controversy over earmarks once again surfaces, presenting one more sticking point for passing an omnibus appropriations bill. Earmark foes are de... Read More
Earmark Challenge Quiz & Survey
We are conducting a non-scientific poll on earmarks and government expenditures. Do you think you can tell the difference between an earmark and a bureaucratically determined expenditure? ... Read More
Parochialism is the Point (sort of)
The election is over. Republicans won the House and increased their numbers in the Senate. Now the media are beginning to focus on how the newly-empowered Republicans will govern. No longer are ... Read More
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
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
