Howard Fienberg

This page lists Howard's published work, from 2007-now, plus pre-2003 indexed by subject. (Click here for a chronological list).

Also see statements and articles written for Congressmen

LinkedIn profile for Howard Fienberg

Howard interviewed in Quirks magazine Feb. 2009

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CMOR & MRA Work (2007 – present):

CMOR Shield and MRA Alert articles

• “Dumpster Diving for Discarded Data.” MRA Alert. March 2009.
• “Learning from the ‘Facebook Revolt’: Handle Changes in Policies and Contracts with Care.” MRA Shield. March 2009.
• “Grappling with Unpredictable and Catastrophic Telephone Costs.” MRA Alert. February 2009.
• “Super-Sizing Regulation - The FTC Will Be In Your Face.” MRA Alert. December 2008.
• “The Top Six Issues Facing the Research Profession in 2009.” CMOR Shield. December 2008.
• “Privacy and Data Security Debate in Election ‘08.” CMOR Shield. November 2008.
• “Market Research Incentives to Physicians Under Fire from the Pharmaceutical Industry.” CMOR Shield. September 2008.
• “No Matter Where You Are, You May Be In Violation of California Law RIGHT NOW.” CMOR Shield. August 2008.
• “New FCC Ruling on Autodialer Calls to Cell Phones: Are You in Compliance?” CMOR Shield. March 2008.
• “Do Not Call (DNC) Developments.” CMOR Shield. December 2007.
• “Healthcare Privacy and Healthcare IT.” CMOR Shield. November 2007.
• “Privacy – It’s All About the Individual.” CMOR Shield. October 2007.
• “Congress Looks at Social Security Numbers and Identity Theft.” CMOR Shield. August 2007.
• “Online Social Networking Environments and Teen Privacy: Laws and Best Practices.” CMOR Shield. July 2007.
• “Respondents Less Bothered By SPAM? Don’t Let Your Guard Down.” CMOR Shield. July 2007.
• “Anti-Spyware Legislation Advances in Congress.” CMOR Shield. June 2007.
• “FTC Modifies the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR).” CMOR Shield. May 2007.
• “Important Information: IRS Refunds Tax on Telephone Long-Distance.” CMOR Shield. March 2007.

Official Regulatory Comments

• CMOR official comments to the Federal Trade Commission, Re: Behavioral Advertising Self-Regulatory Principles. February 11, 2008.
• CMOR official comments to the New Jersey Attorney General, Re: Credentialing Rules for Exit Polling. May 30, 2008.

Journal and Professional Articles

• “AAPOR Cell Phone Task Force Report.” Coauthor. April 2008
• “The State of Surveying Cell Phone Numbers in the United States.” Coauthor. Public Opinion Quarterly. 2007 71(5):840-854.
• “FCC” and “FTC” Entries in the Encyclopedia of Survey Research Methods. Edited by Paul Lavrakas.
• “Individual Privacy: How Laws Impact Researchers, Whether the Laws Apply Or Not.” A paper presented at the 2007 Federal Committee On Statistical Methodology (FCSM) Research Conference. November 5-7, 2007.

Howard's Published Work (pre-2003) (By Subject)

Blood Safety

• "A Bloody Shame" TechCentralStation. Nov. 4, 2002.
• "Bloody Risks." Technopolitics. Sep. 9, 2001.
• "Sweating Blood Over Mad Cow Disease." The Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ). Feb. 6, 2001.
• "FDA Precaution a Bad Idea." The San Francisco Chronicle.  Jul. 27, 1999.
• "Blood Pressure." The National Post. Jul. 9, 1999.

Book Reviews

• "Supersize Nation? Are Americans getting fatter–or do trial lawyers just smell an opportunity?" DoubleThink. Winter 2002.
• "Recycle This Book ... Please!" The American Enterprise. Jun. 27, 2002.
• "High tech hopes ... and low-tech realities." Philanthropy Magazine. Nov./Dec. 2001.

Climate Change and Global Warming

• "Hot and Bothered" TechCentralStation. Jun. 21, 2002.
• "The Weakest Link, Goodbye." TechCentralStation. Mar. 25, 2002.
• "Some Climate Research Not So Hot." Technopolitics. Apr. 27, 2001.

Computers, Video Games and the Internet

• "Digital Apartheid?" TechCentralStation. Jul. 15, 2002.
• "Computer Sense, Virus Nonsense." The American Enterprise. Dec. 19, 2001.
• "High tech hopes ... and low-tech realities." Philanthropy Magazine. Nov./Dec. 2001.
• "E-mail full of post-Sept. 11 inanities." Columbus Dispatch. Oct. 24, 2001
• "Videos - only a game?" Spiked. May 23, 2001.
• "Do Violent Media Really Cause Actual Violence?" The Record (Bergen County, NJ). September 29, 2000.
• "Cry Havoc and Let Slip the Cogs of Cyber-War?" Brainwash. Jul. 9, 2001.
• "The Spamming of Washington: Pushing a button doesn't make democracy wired." N e t P u l s e. Apr. 2, 2001.
• "Do Internet Filters Even Work?" The Record (Bergen County, NJ). Mar. 23, 2001.
• "Internet Voting: E-Foolishness." The National Post. Dec. 29, 2000.
• “Ghost Stories in Cyberspace.” The National Post. July 6, 2000.
• "A cyberepidemic may just be a cybermarketing stategy." Philadelphia Inquirer. Jun. 3, 2000.
• "The Internet is falling, oh my ." Denver Post. Feb. 14, 2000.

Education

• "Davis' Failed Test" TechCentralStation. Sep. 23, 2002.
• "Looking for Liberals in the Ivy League." AlterNet. Mar. 11, 2002.
• "High tech hopes ... and low-tech realities." Philanthropy Magazine. Nov./Dec. 2001.
• "Class Size: No Panacea." The Oklahoman. Feb. 24, 2001.
• "Small classes may not be the answer." The North County Times (San Diego, CA). Feb. 10, 2001.
• "Your Rights as Alumni." Trent Magazine. Fall 2000.

Economics and Finance

• "Are Mortgage Lenders Racist?" TechCentralStation. Oct. 1, 2002.
• "Economists Against Israel" TechCentralStation. Dec. 13, 2002.
• "Miscalculating the costs of war" The Washington Times. Dec. 1, 2002.
• "Medact Malpractice" TechCentralStation. Nov. 18, 2002.
• "The Not-So-Great Gas Boycott." The San Francisco Chronicle. May 8, 2001.
• "The Not-So-Great North American Gas Out." TechCentralStation. Apr. 10, 2000.
• "State-subsidized Slush." LCS: Guide to Hockey. Issue 118, Apr. 21, 1999.

Energy

• "Nuclear, Free!" TechCentralStation. Dec. 2, 2002.
• "Power Hungry, Power Mad" TechCentralStation. Aug. 20, 2002.
• "The Kids are All Nuked?" TechCentralStation. May 6, 2002.
• "California: Can't Live Without Power, Can't Live With It." Technopolitics. Aug. 8, 2001.
• "The Not-So-Great Gas Boycott." The San Francisco Chronicle. May 8, 2001.
• "The Not-So-Great North American Gas Out." TechCentralStation. Apr. 10, 2000.

Environmentalism

• "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" National Post. Jul. 11, 2002.
• "Reckless 'Abandon'" TechCentralStation. Jul. 9, 2002.

Food & Genetic Modification

• "Supersize Nation? Are Americans getting fatter–or do trial lawyers just smell an opportunity?" DoubleThink. Winter 2002.
• "Dizzying Diet News" TechCentralStation. Dec. 19, 2002.
• "Diet Doubts" TechCentralStation. Oct. 7, 2002.
• "A New Attack on Malaria?" The American Enterprise Magazine. Sep. 4, 2002.
• "Pesky Pesticide Tests" TechCentralStation. Jun. 3, 2002.
• "Bad Science Never Dies" TechCentralStation. May 20, 2002.
• "A New Organic Stew." TechCentralStation. Apr. 22, 2002.
• "Mexican Jumping Genes." TechCentralStation. Mar. 18, 2002.
• "Psst. GMOs are scary. Pass it on." The National Post. Apr. 13, 2000.

Health Care and Medicine

• "The Missing Link" TechCentralStation. Oct. 31, 2002.
• "Is Accutane to Blame?" TechCentralStation. Apr. 18, 2002.
• "Don't blame it on the Accutane." Spiked. Feb. 19, 2002.
• "Nursing the Numbers." Technopolitics. Aug. 3, 2001.
• "Missing Important News on Mercury." TomPaine.com. Apr. 30, 2001.
• "Doctoring the Data, Nursing the News?" Last Magazine. Summer 2000.

Hockey

• "Another NHL No-Star Game" The American Enterprise Online. Feb. 1, 2002.
• "Why Not Team Quebec?" Hockey's Future. Jan. 18, 2002.
• "McSorley Puts Hockey on Trial." Allsports.com. Sep. 26, 2000.
• "Research Explains Why NHL Fans Get the Bum Rush" LCS: Guide to Hockey. Issue 124, Jun. 16, 1999.
• "You Thought Dallas Was Hot?" LCS: Guide to Hockey. Issue 124, Jun. 16, 1999.
• "Rantings and Ravings." LCS: Guide to Hockey. Issue 121, May 19, 1999.
• "Who Da Man?" LCS: Guide to Hockey. Issue 120, May 5, 1999.
• "ESPN's Guide to Hockey." LCS: Guide to Hockey. Issue 119, Apr. 28, 1999.
• "State-subsidized Slush." LCS: Guide to Hockey. Issue 118, Apr. 21, 1999.
• "Capital Injury Syndrome." LCS: Guide to Hockey. Issue 117, Apr. 7, 1999.
• "The Regression Effect." LCS: Guide to Hockey. Issue 114, Feb. 24, 1999.
• "Should going to the box mean losing the game?" LCS: Guide to Hockey. Issue 113, Feb. 10, 1999.
• "Hockey Players Get Hurt?" LCS: Guide to Hockey. Issue 112, Jan. 27, 1999.
• "Don Cherry: A Decade of Fighting, Beer, and Pretzels." Issue 111, Jan. 13, 1999.
• "Team Quebec." LCS: Guide to Hockey. Issue 109, Dec. 9 1998.
• "One Man's Opinion: EA Sports' NHL99." LCS: Guide to Hockey. Issue 108, Nov. 25 1998.
• "Melting the Ice - NHL Videos Reviewed." LCS: Guide to Hockey.
• "Book Review of Gil Stein's "Power Plays"" LCS: Guide to Hockey. Issue 83, Dec. 3, 1997.

Military Issues and Veterans' Health

• "Veterans' Burning Questions" TechCentralStation. Jan. 14, 2003.
• "Vetting Agent Orange." TechCentralStation. Mar. 11, 2002.
• "Battling conspiracy theories, Internet innuendo is tough ." Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel. Apr. 12, 2000.
• "No direct hit against controversial weapon." San Antonio Express-News. Mar. 31, 2000.
• "Premature Explanations: When it comes to 'Gulf War syndrome,' journalism pre-empts science." Newswatch. Dec. 7, 1999.
• "Scaring Our Veterans Sick." LM.  Nov. 1999.

National Security and International Affairs

• "Economists Against Israel" TechCentralStation. Dec. 13, 2002.
• "Miscalculating the costs of war" The Washington Times. Dec. 1, 2002.
• "Medact Malpractice" TechCentralStation. Nov. 18, 2002.
• "Terrorized by Numbers" Aish.com. Aug. 12, 2002.
• "Terrorized by Numbers" TechCentralStation. Jul. 29, 2002.
• "Detecting lies in lie detectors." Providence Journal. Jul. 11, 2001.
• "Polygraphs: the truth." Spiked. Apr. 19, 2001.

Polling, Public Opinion Research and the Census

• "Islamic Poll Daze" TechCentralStation. Sep. 9, 2002.
• "Environmentalist SLOP" TechCentralStation. Aug. 26, 2002.
• "Census and Sensibility" TechCentralStation. Aug. 12, 2002.
• "Students Do Support War on Terror" Wichita Eagle. Jul. 20, 2002.
• "The Kids are All Wrong?" TechCentralStation. Jul. 1, 2002.
• "Looking for Liberals in the Ivy League." AlterNet. Mar. 11, 2002.
• "Internet polls: why size doesn't matter." Spiked. Jan. 10, 2001.
• "Beware Dubious Data Dredging in Florida." Detroit News. Nov. 17, 2000.
• "The Media's Margin for Error." Jewish World Review. Nov. 13, 2000.
• "Don’t Trust the Exit Polls." FrontPage Magazine. Nov. 7, 2000.
• ""Poll Me!" Why You Have Not Been Polled." Independent Republican. Oct. 23, 2000.
• "Psst. GMOs are scary. Pass it on." The National Post. Apr. 13, 2000.
• "By the Numbers: Online polling is not yet trustworthy." Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Dec. 12, 1999.

Pseudoscience, Alternative Medicine and Urban Legends

• "Belief, Not Medicine" TechCentralStation. Dec. 31, 2002.
• "Who's Afraid of Friday the 13th?" Sacramento Bee. Sep. 13, 2002.
• "Nonsense Watch: Americans are as superstitious as ever" The American Prospect. May 6, 2002.
• "Legends of the Super Bowl." The American Enterprise. Jan. 28, 2002.
• "Watered-down Science." Spiked. Jan. 4, 2002.
• "Medicine v magic: the homeopathy scam." Spiked. Aug. 9, 2001.
• "Suzanne Somers' Bad Medicine." Brainwash. May 4, 2001.
• "Media's Manipulative Subluxation." The Ethical Spectacle. Jan. 2001.
• "Magnet Therapy? Puh-leeze." The National Post. Aug. 1, 2000.
• “Ghost Stories in Cyberspace.” The National Post. July 6, 2000.

Safety

• "A few accidents don't mean amusement parks are unsafe" Buffalo News. Jun. 16, 2002.
• "History proves candy tampering scare unfounded." Detroit News. Oct. 28, 2001
• "Roller Coasters are (Relatively) Safe." Hartford Courant. Aug. 31, 2001.
• "Keep on Scootering." The San Jose Mercury News. Sep. 17, 2000.
• "Scary Scams." Chicago Tribune.  Oct. 29, 1999.

Religion

• "America the Tolerant" TechCentralStation. Oct. 21, 2002.
• "How many US Muslims? Our best estimate." Christian Science Monitor. Nov. 29, 2001

Toxic Exposure

• "Nuclear, Free!" TechCentralStation. Dec. 2, 2002.
• "The Kids are All Nuked?" TechCentralStation. May 6, 2002.
• "Media Fallout." Brainwash. May 3, 2002.
• "The Story That Croaked?" TechCentralStation. Apr. 29, 2002.
• "The WTC 'Cough'?" TechCentralStation. Apr. 15, 2002.
• "Julia Roberts Should Read This." Technopolitics. Sep. 1, 2001.

Vaccines: MMR, Smallpox, Anthrax

• "Weighing the risks of a vaccine for smallpox" The Record. Jul. 30, 2002.
• "Fighting Smallpox. Or Not." TechCentralStation. Jun. 17, 2002.
• "Prick Me, Please." TechCentralStation. Apr. 8, 2002.
• "Over-anxious over anthrax." Spiked. Jan. 10, 2002.
• "This Vaccine Won't Hurt at All." The National Post. Mar. 22, 2001.
• "Battling conspiracy theories, Internet innuendo is tough ." Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel. Apr. 12, 2000.
• "There's No Vaccine Against Irrational Fears." The San Francisco Chronicle. Jul. 5, 2000.

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A compendium of Howard's academic research papers and articles from university newspapers.

PuckHog, Howard's deceased hockey weblog

The Scottish Nationalism, Politics, and History Page

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