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Have any countries that are currently in lockdown published a detailed long-term exit plan?
Currently almost every country around the world is in a state of lockdown. However all of them seem to be in a state of 'indefinite' lockdown, with no long-term plan published anywhere. Has any country already created such a plan, with detailed…
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What is the difference between totalitarianism and authoritarianism?
Both ideologies seem to have a dictatorship-like system of governance, no tolerance of dissenting opinions, and an executive which holds absolute power.
What is the difference between these two ideologies? Is one a subset or precondition of the…
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Who pays for President Trump's impeachment defence?
Who pays for President Trump's impeachment defence? Is it the US state or does President Trump need to pay for his own defence?
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Who was General Qasem Soleimani, and why was he targeted by the US?
Early on Friday morning, the US carried out an air strike on Baghdad airport which killed General Soleimani, along with members of local militia.
Who was General Soleimani, why is he so important, and what reasoning has the US given for carrying out…
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What are the arguments for California’s nonpartisan blanket (jungle) primaries?
California has a system where two candidates, chosen in a nonpartisan primary, are on the ballot in each congressional or statewide race. It's sometimes called a jungle primary.
This makes it so that some elections have two candidates from the same…
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Can withdrawing asylum be illegal?
Julian Assange, one of the founders of WikiLeaks, and its most visible member, was arrested at the Ecuador embassy in London, after Ecuador withdrew his asylum
Today, I announce that the discourteous and aggressive behavior of Mr. Julian Assange,…
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What is it called when someone votes for an option that's not their first choice?
Say we have three candidates: A, B, and C.
Say, a voter wants to vote for C. However, he knows that C can’t win and hence choose A instead.
Hence, in a sense, the voter is “dishonest”. He doesn’t pick his most preferred candidate but strategically…
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Why restrict private health insurance?
There are several countries in which all citizens have a right to healthcare that is paid for by the government, e.g. in Canada.
Yet in some of these countries (again noteably certain parts of Canada), there are further restrictions on the sale of…
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Who would become the US President if a fictional character like Cthulhu is elected?
In the year 20XX, Cthulhu is "elected" President of United States.
Namely, by "elected", I mean that enough people in the right patterns and places vote for Cthulhu[1] that 270+ electoral votes by the current per-state electoral vote allocation…
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Does the Brexit deal being voted down imply that Brexit is not going to happen?
Just looking at the TV and I am seeing that the British Parliament rejected the Brexit deal (cannot find an online source yet for this, although multiple sources show this vote result as very plausible).
Does this mean that Brexit is not going to…
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Is the Republican party obligated to renominate Trump for Presidency in 2020?
Presuming Donald Trump wants to become nominated for a second time, is the Republican party obligated to let him do so? Or can they put forward alternative candidates that would potentially defeat Trump in the primaries? Is there historical…
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What do Democrats have to gain, politically, by preventing Brett Kavanaugh's appointment to the Supreme Court?
From a purely political perspective: If his nomination is withdrawn, won't Trump just nominate another conservative judge (who would presumably be confirmed by the republican-controlled senate)?
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Why was Singapore chosen to host the summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-Un?
What is the reasoning for choosing Singapore to host the North Korea–United States summit?
There are many other neutral places as far as I can tell, e.g. Japan.
So why Singapore, of all places?
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Does North Korea accept asylum seekers?
Is it possible for a UK citizen seek asylum in Democratic People's Republic of Korea ? They seem to have an embassy in London but I have not managed to find their web-site and any relevant information about the process.
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How come Lord Buckethead could stand for election pseudonymously?
In the British general election of 2017, "Lord Buckethead" stood in the constituency of Maidenhead. Buckethead is a pseudonym. I understand Buckethead's identity is not public knowledge:
Buckethead, a self-described “intergalactic space lord” whose…
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