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Flaking Out: Should Public Administration Researchers Worry About Challenges to NSF Funding for Political Science Research?
The “Flake Amendment” (H.AMDT.1094 for H.R.5326), like the failed Coburn Amendment (for H.R. 2847) before it, asks Congress “to prohibit the use of funds to be used to carry out…
Assets Building in a Small, Appalachian City
In last month’s column, we discussed how communities should focus on their assets rather than their needs when developing economic strategies. Needs-based development often causes communities to offer unwise tax…
Beyond the Voting Booth
In his acceptance speech, President Barack Obama included this applause line: “The role of citizens in our democracy does not end with your vote. America’s never been about what can…
Leaders Beware: There be Dragons!
In ancient times, when map makers drew spots on the map where no one had been and no one knew anything about, they simply wrote: “There be dragons here.” The…
The Administrative Cliff and Revival of the “First E”
We face not merely a fiscal cliff but also an administrative one. Whether a small or grand deal comes together and no matter what happens to the Budget Control Act,…
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