Fenno’s Paradox, or Why You Should Ignore That Poll That Says We Hate Our Member of Congress

This WashingtonPost/ABC poll finds that, “for the first time ever”, a majority of those surveyed disapprove not just of Congress, but of their own member of Congress.  What does this portend for the fall midterm election?  As I write in … Continue reading Continue Reading Fenno’s Paradox, or Why You Should Ignore That Poll That Says We Hate Our Member of Congress

Friday Links – August 15

How Successful People Stay Calm (from LinkedIn) Article explains optimal stress and includes 10 best strategies for managing stress (and emotions). Churnalism: When Press Releases Masquerade as News Stories British YouTube video illustrating “churnalism” (media articles based on press releases) with examples of how some fake press releases made it into mainstream media.  By Churnalism.com […]…Continue Reading Friday Links – August 15

Pending print subscription cancellations

Between September 2012 and June 2014,  Lisa McLaughlin, our über Collections Associate, tallied uses of all of our print journals. That is, Lisa counted magazines dutifully left by readers who followed the directions on our “Please-Do-Not-Reshelve-Your-Magazines” signs in the Current Periodicals section of the Davis Family Library. 191 of the titles we currently subscribe to were reshelved only one […]…Continue Reading Pending print subscription cancellations