"An incisive and insightful study of what the press does to government―not the old press, but the new press, and television. This is one of those unusual books scholars and public officials alike had better read if they want their work to make contemporary sense." ―James David Barber, James B. Duke Professor of Political Science and Policy Studies, Duke University
"Every public officials and every reporter should read this important book. It is a detailed look at the critical ways in which the press influences the shaping of vital public policy. People in the government will now understand that they cannot do their jobs without the press, and the reporters who cover them will now understand that they, too, are participants rather than observers in the world of public affairs." ―Elliot L. Richardson
"A meaty and reflective analysis of the much-misunderstood and much-abused relationship between government and the press that, for good or ill, will largely determine the effectiveness in policymaking of the American system throughout the foreseeable future." ―James R. Schlesinger, former Secretary of Defense
"There is no more important relationship in public policymaking than that between the press and government. This book is an important and interesting contribution to the literature." ―Leslie H. Gelb, national security correspondent, New York Times

Impact How the Press Affects Federal Policymaking

Politics & Social Sciences

Moore, Jonathan

Linsky, Martin

Whitman, David

O'Donnell, Wendy

Social Sciences

W.W.Norton

Looks at how Americans express good feelings about their own lives but view the country as a whole pessimistically

The Optimism Gap: The I'm Ok-They're Not Syndrome and the Myth of American Decline

Walker Co

SCARY REDNECKS collects twenty-three stories of horror, madness, and humor set in the rural south of America€™s heartland. The stories run the gauntlet from terror to outrageousness. Packed with everything from abusive parents, cannibals, deer hunters, demonic catfish, UFO abductions, voodoo priestesses, vampire moonshiners, and other Appalachian monstrosities; it will amuse you, disturb you, and leave you hungering for more. Don't miss APPALACHIAN GALAPAGOS - the hilarious, frightening, and must-read sequel to Scary Rednecks &amp; Other Inbred Horrors

Scary Rednecks and Other Inbred Horrors

Literature & Fiction

Ochse, Weston

Genre Fiction

Prime Books

From the authors who brought you Scary Rednecks; Weston Ochse and David Whitman.

Appalachian Galapagos

Contemporary

Medium Rare Books Pub Llc

The Profits of Failure: For-profit Colleges and the Closing of the Conservative Mind

"Most of us know little about for-profit colleges, in part because they''re widely viewed as the "second-class citizens" of higher education. Parents dream of sending their kids to an Ivy League school, a flagship research university, their alma mater, or a regional NCAA powerhouse, but not of sending their children to a for-profit college. That''s a mistaken bias. Each year, good for-profit colleges train thousands to work as medical assistants, business administrators, RNs, cosmetologists-jobs that can change their lives. Bad for-profit colleges, however, leave many thousands of students in debt and jobless. The federal government heavily subsidizes for-profit colleges, so regulation could determine the fate of billions of taxpayer dollars and is therefore of interest to all of us-we''re helping fund those colleges, including the disreputable ones. Typically, the students who attend for-profit colleges are among America''s most vulnerable: single moms, disadvantaged adults, veterans, minority students, and mid-career employees looking to better their lives. The worst scandal in higher education is the subpar training that so many of them receive at inadequate for-profit institutions. The 2019 college-admissions bribery scandal pales beside the injustices that countless adults suffer at the hands of low-performing and predatory schools. In 2019, three such college chains closed a total of eighty campuses midsemester, stranding 32,000 students just partway through their courses. After years of sacrifice and hard work, they faced trying to complete their degrees at other institutions-if they could find any that would accept their credits-or canceling their federal loans and starting their career education all over again. Since 2016, nearly 300,000 students have filed to have their loans forgiven, alleging that their for-profit colleges defrauded them. What could our government do to limit such abuses? The Profits of Failure offers a definitive answer. DAVID WHITMAN is the president and founder of Whitman Wordsmithing & Communications. In a wide-ranging career, he was chief speechwriter/senior writer in the U.S. Department of Education Office of Communications and Outreach, and chief speechwriter for U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. He has worked as a freelance journalist, author, editor, and consultant, specializing in education reform and environmental, energy, and social policy issues. He wrote Sweating the Small Stuff: Inner-City Schools and the New Paternalism, a prize-winning study of secondary schools that succeeded in closing achievement gaps; and was an adjunct instructor at the George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs and a professor for its introductory class in reporting and writing. David was a contributing editor and senior writer for U.S. News & World Report, where he served as chief correspondent covering social policy, and wrote widely on abortion, poverty, welfare reform, homelessness, ethnicity and race, family policy, immigration, inequality, and other social trends, and a visiting Media Fellow with the U.N. Foundation''s Better World Fund, where he reported on promising alternatives for reducing oil dependence and greenhouse gas emissions. He was also a Journalism Fellow in the Alicia Patterson Foundation Program, and a senior research assistant at Harvard University''s John F. Kennedy School of Government. David''s numerous TV and radio appearances include: Think Tank (PBS); The John Hockenberry Show (MSNBC); All Things Considered, Morning Edition, Talk of the Nation, The Scott Simon Show, and The Diane Rehm Show (National Public Radio). He has sung semiprofessionally in two doo-wop a cappella groups, is an avid hiker and fly fisherman, and also works as a certified and licensed massage therapist in the D.C. area. Whitman is married to journalist Lynn Rosellini; they have one daughter, Lily. "The sad, sometimes surprising, and often devastating history of scandal and abuse at for-profit colleges is richly told in this riveting account of for-profit schools and the government''s efforts to protect taxpayers and students from bad career training. Anyone who cares about protecting our nation''s most vulnerable and dispossessed college students will want to read this meticulously researched and powerfully argued book. Step by step, David Whitman debunks conservative bromides about for-profit colleges, and the Trump administration''s elimination of accountability for taxpayer dollars in the sector. Thankfully, Whitman doesn''t stop there, and proposes better solutions to protect students and taxpayers alike." -Arne Duncan, Former U.S. Secretary of Education"--

The Profits of Failure: For-Profit Colleges and the Closing of the Conservative Mind

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

Cypress House

Most of us know little about for-profit colleges, in part because they’re widely viewed as the “second-class citizens” of higher education. Parents dream of sending their kids to an Ivy League school, a flagship research university, their alma mater, or a regional NCAA powerhouse, but not of sending them to a for-profit college. Nonetheless, good for-profit colleges train thousands to work as medical assistants, business administrators, RNs, cosmetologists—jobs that can change their lives. Bad for-profit colleges, however, leave many thousands of students jobless and in debt. The federal government heavily subsidizes for-profit colleges; regulation could determine the fate of billions of taxpayer dollars and is therefore of interest to all of us—we’re helping fund those colleges, including the disreputable ones.The students who attend for-profit colleges are among America’s most vulnerable: single moms, disadvantaged adults, veterans, minority students, and mid-career employees looking to better their lives. The worst scandal in higher education is the subpar training so many of them receive at low-performing and predatory schools. In 2019, three such college chains closed a total of eighty campuses midsemester, stranding 32,000 students just partway through their courses. After years of sacrifice and hard work, they faced trying to complete their degrees at other institutions—if they could find any that would accept their credits—or canceling their federal loans and starting their career education all over again. Since 2016, nearly 300,000 students have filed to have their loans forgiven, alleging that their for-profit colleges defrauded them. What could our government do to limit such abuses? The Profits of Failure offers a definitive answer.

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DeadFellas

DarkTales Publications

Scary Rednecks & Other Inbred Horrors

Macabre Ink

Fundamentals of Engineering Economics and Decision Analysis (Synthesis Lectures on Engineering)

Business & Money

Terry, Ronald

Job Hunting & Careers

Springer

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