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Are there any peer reviewed studies into rather hate crime legislation decreases the frequency of hate crimes?

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Why are many US school boards elected?

united-states election education local-government

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US Constitution amendment restriction on Senate - is there a way around it?

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Why doesn't the US Census consider Hispanic a race?

united-states demographics census

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What would be the political ramifications of a former US President being charged under state law?

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Why do Senators and Representatives miss so many votes?

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Is the current Chilean regime a successor to Pinochet's regime? Why so violent to protesters? [closed]

human-rights protests inequality chile

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What was the (alleged) involvement of the Spanish secret services in the 2017 Barcelona terror attack?

terrorism spain catalonia intelligence

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Which countries are most affected by rising sea levels? [closed]

climate-change

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Can presidential pardons be made and then classified as secret to avoid making the pardon public?

united-states pardon classified-information

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How has demonetization affected India in hindsight?

economy india currency

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Are there any scientific studies supporting the political claim that ethnic diversity is a strength?

united-states demographics empirical-studies

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Are there any proposed systems of running the government like a corporation?

government history policy public-sector-compensation

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What's (roughly) the smallest percentage of the US population that through its Senators has successfully blocked a piece of legislation?

united-states democracy senate legislative-process

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Why is China the world leader in the number of patents produced? (2020)

china intellectual-property

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Does North Korea get permission to test-fly weapons over China and Russia? (if it indeed does)

international-relations military north-korea weapons space

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Is telling lies a part and parcel of politics?

political-leaders

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What constitutes a vote for or against a motion in Congress?

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How can a non-US resident best follow US politics in a balanced well reported manner? [closed]

united-states media fake-news

modified 2 days ago Italian Philosophers 4 Monica 34.6k

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Does reservation based affirmative action really help in reducing inequality?

india reference-request inequality affirmative-action

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Why first world countries have astonishing amount of foreign debts, but third world countries don't?

economy debt

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Was there any US political campaign that included Gini index improvement?

united-states campaigning inequality indicators

modified Jan 18 at 15:24 Rick Smith 25.8k

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Does the UK still use propaganda?

united-kingdom propaganda

modified Jan 18 at 9:26 Rodrigo de Azevedo 605

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"I'd shut it down now"; Mitt Romney's articulated justification and proposed means for shutting down the Nord Stream 2 pipeline?

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modified Jan 18 at 2:08 uhoh 6,659

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Pardoning US military commanders

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modified Jan 18 at 0:00 Rick Smith 25.8k

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Can the effect of US voter ID and registration laws on fraud be compared state-to-state?

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Would the US postal service be open on election day were election day made a legal public holiday?

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modified Jan 17 at 19:44 Rick Smith 25.8k

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How to Look for Evidence Supporting/Rejecting the Claims in a News Article? [closed]

media fake-news fact-checking

modified Jan 17 at 16:44 1man 147

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What Problems are the UN facing and what Reforms will be needed to boost UN's efficiency?

united-nations history

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What countries have several heads of state with equal power?

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Does possession of wealth scientifically cause increased academic performance? [migrated]

economy india education affirmative-action

asked Jan 17 at 9:03 Buraian 601

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How would Donald Trump go about bringing back industry to the US without making all the TNCs go bankrupt?

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Why shouldn't ID be required to vote? [closed]

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asked Jan 16 at 22:20 Burt 6,857

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What is with the Kest Gak stickers? [closed]

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asked Jan 16 at 22:11 Burt 6,857

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Why didn't the UK release its results about Novichok when Russia asked for it?

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modified Jan 16 at 21:05 Rodrigo de Azevedo 605

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What efforts have been made to convince UK nurses etc to get vaccinated?

united-kingdom covid-19 vaccine

answered Jan 16 at 21:02 James K 89k

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How valid are the motives for Russia poisoning Skripal, and other "dissidents and opposition" [closed]

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answered Jan 16 at 20:08 Danubian Sailor 3,823

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Proportion of Rhode Island's Part-Time Legislature That are Lawyers

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Is making it difficult to obtain an ID discrimination? [closed]

discrimination identity-document

answered Jan 16 at 14:41 Ted Wrigley 47.5k

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In American Politics, why is the Justice Department under the President?

united-states judiciary separation-of-powers conflict-of-interest

modified Jan 16 at 12:49 Rick Smith 25.8k

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Could a US political party gain complete control over the government by removing checks & balances?

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Why is the Afghan currency stronger than the Pakistani currency?

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