Monthly archives: January, 2016

ABA Journal – Will those who led the financial system into crisis ever face charges?

Terry Carter’s long read also appears in the February 1, 2016 issue of the ABA Journal – “…Last September, the department in effect admitted that it had been wrong all along when it announced a new policy prioritizing prosecution of individuals in corporations who might have engaged in criminal acts, and requiring the companies to …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Housing, Legal Research, Securities Law

Yahoo Releases Largest-ever Machine Learning Dataset for Researchers

Suju Rajan – “Data is the lifeblood of research in machine learning. However, access to truly large-scale datasets is a privilege that has been traditionally reserved for machine learning researchers and data scientists working at large companies – and out of reach for most academic researchers. Research scientists at Yahoo Labs have long enjoyed working …

Subjects: Housing, Internet, Knowledge Management

The Original Meaning of Natural Born

Ramsey, Michael D., The Original Meaning of ‘Natural Born’ (January 7, 2016). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2712485 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2712485 “Article II, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution provides that no one but a “natural born Citizen” is eligible to be President of the United States. Modern conventional wisdom generally holds that the phrase “natural born Citizen” …

Subjects: Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

The Natural Born Citizen Clause as Originally Understood

McManamon, Mary Brigid, The Natural Born Citizen Clause as Originally Understood (2015). Catholic University Law Review, v. 64, no. 2 (2015); Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 14-21. Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2444766 “Article II of the Constitution requires that the President be a “natural born Citizen.” The phrase is derived from …

Subjects: Government Documents, Legal Research

PPP Knowledge Lab – Online Resource for Public-Private Partnerships

World Bank – “Multilateral development agencies from around the world have collaborated to produce the PPP Knowledge Lab, the first comprehensive online resource that pools the knowledge and experience of industry leaders in public-private partnerships (PPPs). Although the use of public-private partnerships to design, build, and deliver infrastructure worldwide has grown enormously in the past …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Federal Background Investigations Tasked to New Agency

Via the White House Blog, January 22, 2016 – “The Government has a responsibility to determine the fitness of Federal employees, members of the Armed Forces, and contractors for the jobs they are hired into and for the sensitive work they do on behalf of the American people each and every day. At the same …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Government, E-Records, Government Documents, ID Theft, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Privacy

Gun Deaths Surpass Motor Vehicle Deaths in 21 States and DC

Violence Policy Center – “Gun deaths outpaced motor vehicle deaths in 21 states and the District of Columbia in 2014, the most recent year for which data is available, a new analysis from the Violence Policy Center (VPC) finds. This is the fifth edition of the VPC report comparing gun deaths to motor vehicle deaths …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Government Documents, Health Care, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Crowdfunded Journalism: A Small but Growing Addition to Publicly Driven Journalism

Pew – Projects funded through Kickstarter cut across more than 60 countries – “Over the past several years, crowdfunding via the internet has become a popular way to engage public support – and financial backing – for all kinds of projects, from the Coolest Cooler to a virtual reality gaming headset to a prototype of …

Subjects: E-Commerce, Economy, Financial System, Internet, Knowledge Management

Pew – Budget Deficit Slips as Public Priority

“As Barack Obama begins his final year in office, the goal of reducing the budget deficit, which the public once ranked among the most pressing objectives for his administration, has continued its recent decline in perceived importance. Overall, 56% say that reducing the budget deficit should be a top priority for the president and Congress …

Subjects: Congress, Economy, Financial System, Government Documents

New Report Compares U.S. Education System other G-20 Countries on 29 Indicators

National Center for Education Statistics – Comparative Indicators of Education in the United States and Other G-20 Countries: 2015 (December 31, 2015). US Department of Education. “Comparative Indicators of Education in the United States and Other G-20 Countries: 2015 is a comparison of the education system in the United States with those in the other Group …

Subjects: Economy, Education, Government Documents, Knowledge Management