Jane Susskind is a Judicial Law Clerk at Nevada Supreme Court.
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As of October 16, public trust in the government rests at near-historic lows, with just 19% of Americans saying they trust the government in Washington to do the right thing always or most of the time. While this isn't the worst response Pew has on record, with August
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With the government back in business, attention has now shifted to the shortcomings of the Healthcare.gov website, with Congress holding the first of many hearings aimed at understanding the technical issues plaguing Obama's signature achievement, healthcare reform. The government, however, is no stranger to data collection, with
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Political scientists and party pollsters run with a common narrative: Independent voters are a myth. "We think of them as closet partisans who act in almost indistinguishable ways to those who identify as partisans," Brendan Nyhan, a political scientist at Dartmouth explains in a recent National Journal article.
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As the debate on online privacy intensifies, Pew Internet & American Life Project, a project of Pew Research Center, recently published a report on our behaviors and fears online. Researching the impact of the Internet on society, Pew Internet focused in on privacy online, and found that while most Americans
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Facebook announced Wednesday that it will yet again be updating its privacy settings, opening up the option to post publicly to teenagers aged 13-17: Teens are among the savviest people using social media, and whether it comes to civic engagement, activism, or their thoughts on a new movie, they want
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According to a recent USA TODAY/Bipartisan Policy Center poll, Americans are increasingly supportive of electoral reforms aimed towards easing the hyper-partisanship that has plagued the 113th Congress. When asked about redistricting, 35 percent of those surveyed said that legislative district lines should be drawn by a bipartisan commission of
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Good job Congress. After two weeks of anxiety about the future of our economy, two weeks without national parks, two weeks of furloughed federal employees, two weeks of confusion over social security checks, Veteran services, essential vs. non-essential federal employees, and two weeks of deteriorating Congressional approval ratings, a deal
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Live streaming video by Ustream The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) is hosting an interactive town hall today, Tuesday, October 15 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm EST, to discuss issues related to electoral reform. "The event will convene current and former elected officials and election experts for a town
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Amidst the government shutdown and intense partisanship surrounding it, 60% of Americans believe that it's time for a third major party. The question presented by Gallup in a October 11, 2013 poll was: "In your opinion, do the Republicans and Democratic parties do an adequate job of
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Amidst the dysfunction that has shut the government down for a full week now, the Supreme Court has opened its doors to a new term. From affirmative action to the separation of powers, the Supreme Court has its work cut out for itself this year, with media attention focused on
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Social media statistics are changing constantly, with new networks, audiences, and users creating an ever-changing landscape when it comes to social media. With over 1.1 billion users, Facebook has secured its spot at the top of the list of most used social networks, but which network has grown the
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Your Facebook Like is now legally protected speech Photo: Mashable Whether you "like" it or not, Facebook "likes" are considered to be a vital component of free speech protected under the First Amendment, a U.S. appeals court holds. The decision reverses a lower court ruling