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Is there an EU law that prevents repair of electrical devices?
I know there's a lot of discussion at the moment of the EU introducing new "right to repair" regulations to try to reduce waste.
I was recently told that this is effectively a reversal of existing policies and that EU regulations have actively…
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Why is Fox News the most viewed news channel in the US?
Are there any empirical reasons why Fox News receives overwhelmingly high viewership compared to other news organizations?
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Why are conservatives so patriotic and hateful of the government at the same time?
I know many conservative Americans (some in real life, but mostly on the internet) that are very patriotic - much more than many of their liberal counterparts. On the other hand, these same people, again much more than their liberal counterparts,…
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Why didn't Western countries boycott the 2018 World Cup?
According to this article Russian government believes that 2018 World Cup will help Russian economy on the medium term:
a survey by the Russian government last week. It said the World Cup's
boost for the country's gross domestic product (GDP)…
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What is Canada's case for applying tariffs on US dairy?
Donald Trump has been making a lot of noise the past few days about Canada's protection of its dairy industry, and cites that practice as the justification for the steel and aluminum tariffs he has levied on Canada (along with other nations).
These…
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Why is it impossible to leave the Single Market without a hard Irish border?
I see a repeated assumption that puzzles me. From another well asked and answered question:
On one hand it is impossible for the UK to leave the Single Market while maintaining an open border with an EU member
The comments and answers point out…
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Why isn't Election Day a federal holiday in the US?
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The United States has low levels of voter turnout as compared to other developed democracies. As seen in the above question, low-income individuals are less likely to vote than their higher-income counterparts.
Given that…
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Why would Putin even bother barring Navalny from participating?
The BBC describes Navalny as Putin's main opposition rival (example article), despite the fact that he has rarely scored over 2% in opinion polls (at least two other opposition candidates score ≥6%). Navalny alleges that his candidacy rejection is…
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Why is it a problem for Trump Jr to have met with Russians?
My understanding is that Trump Jr. met with a Russian lawyer intending to get information damaging to Hillary Clinton from said lawyer. Campaigning politicians always gather damaging information about their opponents from anywhere they can find it.…
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Why won't Donald Trump do something about "fake news"?
Donald Trump continues to smash fake news on rallies and speeches, meanwhile news (whether fake or not, you can decide yourself) are slamming the president with one story after another. I personally believe some of them were quite accurate and…
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What does the POTUS do, exactly?
It seems that the main avenues available to the President of the United States (POTUS) to exercise his will are:
Vetoing bills
Hiring and firing top employees in federal government
Appointing supreme justices
Interacting with other heads of state…
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What is the rationale behind making it illegal to hand out water to voters in line in Georgia?
From S.B. 202 (emphasis added):
No person shall solicit votes in any manner or by any means or method, nor shall any person distribute or display any campaign material, nor shall any person give, offer to give, or participate in the giving of any…
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What do Democrats gain from pushing for DC statehood?
The House just voted for Washington DC to become a state, almost exclusively along party lines. While the arguments for statehood aren't new, equality for ethnic minorities is a greater concern following the death of George Floyd. But the bill isn't…
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What are the implications of the EARN IT Act?
On the face of it, the EARN IT Act of 2020 appears to be a bill to protect against online exploitation of children by creating a National Commission for that purpose. However, the Electronic Frontier Foundation(EFF) has called for its immediate…
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Is Communism intrinsically authoritarian?
As a consequence of the recent developments in China, I’ve heard a lot of commentary which characterises authoritarianism as an inevitable consequence of a Communist state.
How true is this statement? Is Communism by definition, inherently…
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