Day archives: March 2nd, 2017

CRS – Membership of the 115th Congress: A Profile

Membership of the 115th Congress: A Profile February 10, 2017 – February 17, 2017 R44762 “This report presents a profile of the membership of the 115th Congress (2017-2018) as of January 4, 2017. Statistical information is included on selected characteristics of Members, including data on party affiliation, average age, occupation, education, length of congressional service, …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents

The Sharing Economy and the Law: Food for European Lawyers

Cauffman, Caroline and Smits, Jan M., The Sharing Economy and the Law: Food for European Lawyers (2016). Maastricht Journal of European and Comparative Law 23 (2016), pp. 903-907. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2925779 “Over the last five years, the sharing economy has enjoyed a real boom. One important example of this is the creation of numerous …

Subjects: E-Commerce, Economy, Financial System

Agility in US national security

McKinsey – Book Excerpt – March 2017  -“The shift continues from the manufacturing economy of the industrial age to the digital economy of the information age, US national-security organizations need to transform as well. American military forces have been, and continue to be, the most capable in the world, but the national-security infrastructure, refined and …

Subjects: Defense, Government Documents, Internet, Recommended Books

When Corrections Fail: The Persistence of Political Misperceptions

BusinessInsider: “As a rule, misinformed people do not change their minds once they have been presented with facts that challenge their beliefs. But beyond simply not changing their minds when they should, research shows that they are likely to become more attached to their mistaken beliefs. The factual information “backfires.” When people don’t agree with …

Subjects: Education, Government Documents, Knowledge Management

AG Sessions recuses himself from any Trump campaign investigations

Washington Post – Attorney general will step away from any probe related to 2016 campaign, including Russian interference. “The announcement comes a day after The Washington Post revealed that Jeff Sessions twice met with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak and did not disclose that fact to Congress during his confirmation hearing. Democrats had been calling for …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents, Legal Research

Rolling Stone – Inside Lou Reed’s Revelatory New Public Archive

Inside Lou Reed’s Revelatory New Public Archive – Laurie Anderson, archivist Don Fleming talk complete, career-spanning trove of late icon’s papers and recordings – “Today, on what would have been Reed’s 75th birthday, Anderson and the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center announced the latter’s acquisition of Reed’s complete personal …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Libraries

One People’s Project – hate has consequences

“One People’s Project’s mission is simple: to research and report on who’s who and what’s what regarding right-wing groups, individuals and activities, and encourage society to be vigilant against them in an effort to diminish their ability to function and cause that society harm. We have been a go-to source for anyone wanting to learn …

Subjects: Civil Liberties

Large Majorities See Checks and Balances, Right to Protest as Essential for Democracy

77% say it would be ‘too risky’ to give presidents more power – “Large majorities of the public, Republicans and Democrats alike, say open and fair elections and a system of governmental checks and balances are essential to maintaining a strong democracy in the United States. However, there is less consensus about the importance of …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Congress, Free Speech, Government Documents, Legal Research