Conservative Policy Analyst

Michael Franc

1 article 2008

Michael Franc is a conservative policy analyst who has focused on government spending and fiscal policy issues. He contributed to The Weekly Standard, writing about congressional earmark reform. Franc has been associated with The Heritage Foundation, where he worked on government relations and policy advocacy.

An End to Earmarks?

January 8, 2008 · Blog

POLICY STRUGGLES BETWEEN the Executive Branch and Congress often arise because the perspective of presidents differs greatly from that of lawmakers. Presidents and vice presidents are the only national "officers of the Constitution." In the words of Joseph Story, an early Supreme Court justice,…