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What is Hamas' strategy in attacking Israel?
Its clear from current events that Hamas can give Israel a bloody nose; it can fire thousands of missiles and send in fighters to kill lots of people. That is more than many expected them capable of, given their situation. But despite this it seems…
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What, if any, are the benefits of tying health insurance to employment (as in the US) over other systems?
Over the last 2 weeks, over 10 million US workers lost their jobs. For many of them the loss of their job means the loss of their health insurance as well.
More than 3 million Americans just lost their jobs in the middle of a global pandemic. For…
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Why is there a need to prevent a racist, sexist, or otherwise bigoted vendor from discriminating who they sell to?
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The issue of discriminating who you sell to in the United States seems to be premised on the fact that businesses are public accomodations according to this article:
Whether you post a sign or not, businesses never have the right to…
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How does a shutdown end if an agreement is never reached?
The US government is shut down, due to disagreements between President and Congress on border security funding.
Both sides are in an apparent stalemate.
So my question is simply, what happens if neither side backs down? Does the shut-down just go…
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What is the most someone can lose the popular vote by but still win the electoral college?
As the 2016 election results continue to come in, it looks pretty clear that Hillary Clinton will win the popular vote but will lose the electoral college. I know this has happened before and usually by very small margins but I was wondering is…
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Why was the Economist model so sure Trump was going to lose compared to other models?
The Economist model never showed Trump as a clear favorite. In 2020, it said he has had less than 10% chance of winning the electoral college. In October 2020 it said that his chances were particularly bad; 4% chance of winning the electoral…
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Can a person refuse a presidential pardon?
Michael Cohen, a former personal attorney of President Trump, in recent testimony before Congress, stated he would not accept a presidential pardon. Is this an option he has? If a pardon nullifies a committed crime, it seems like he should not be…
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What does the US have to gain by other countries not being socialist or communist?
With the current situation in Venezuela, it seems like the US is once again weighing in against a leader that is textbook socialist or communist that is also a dictator.
I understand the hardships that dictators in these situations often do and why,…
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Is there a difference between how Cambridge Analytica and the Obama Campaign got Facebook users' data?
Based on this answer, and the fact that the discussion was said to get off topic and I wanted to know more, I thought about asking this question to find an answer.
It seems to me that both campaigns used data that was obtained without the consent of…
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Why does Israel build settlements in Palestine?
I understand that one of the major issues between Israel and Palestine are Israeli settlements in Palestinian land. Israel keeps building these settlements, despite what I understand to be the international consensus that doing so is illegal. I…
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Could the UK re-join EU after leaving?
Let's assume that
Article 50 is invoked and UK officially leaves EU
For some reason, both UK populace (a large share) and enough powers that be or popular will in EU, decide that UK ought to re-join EU, 1,2 or 5 years down the road.
So far I heard…
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Why am I being asked to vote?
I keep getting letters and postcards urging me to vote. It's not specifying why or for whom, just says "vote!"
I keep asking myself - why are they (who?) interested in people going to vote? Why are they spending millions of dollars on these…
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What is the rationale behind Angela Merkel's criticism of Donald Trump's ban on Twitter?
According to CNBC, Angela Merkel (via her chief spokesman) criticized Donald Trump's ban on Twitter.
“The right to freedom of opinion is of fundamental importance,”
Steffen Seibert, Merkel’s chief spokesman, told reporters in Berlin on
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What reasons are there for a Capitalist to oppose a 100% inheritance tax?
As I understand it, most capitalists would argue that the reason the rich deserve their wealth is that they have worked for it, and the fact that they have managed to gain such wealth shows that they will do good things with it that will benefit…
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How did the Kavanaugh confirmation move so quickly despite the serious allegations?
I did not pay attention to the news for a few days and am completely confused now. Last I saw, Kavanaugh was in the midst of his sexual assault hearings. I thought Trump had said he would let a further investigation be done. Fast forward a few days,…
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