Questions tagged [policy]
A policy is a deliberate system of principles to guide decisions and achieve rational outcomes.
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Has declaring an official language ever tangibly benefited a country?
In the United States, some feel very strongly that English should be declared the official language. One of the arguments in favor of this is that a common language is a powerful common ground that ...
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Are there any proposed systems of running the government like a corporation?
Has there ever been a legitimately proposed system whereby either the entire government or the executive branch of it was run the way a corporation is usually supposed to - more specifically, with set ...
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What alternatives have been proposed for prison sentences for violent crimes?
According to prison critics and others, prisons are schools of crime. This viewpoint holds that when someone gets a prison sentence for a small crime, they will meet bigger criminals and build a ...
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Are there any states that require leaders to respect empirical studies?
It's possible to divide policy positions into two broad categories:
X is good/bad - for example:
Smoking is bad
Home-ownership is good
Bovine tuberculosis is bad
X will encourage/discourage Y - for ...
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Why does Cuba have two presidents?
I can see that Cuba has its own parliament system - National Assembly of People's Power.
However, Wikipedia says Ricardo Alarcón is President of the National Assembly of People's Power, yet Raúl ...
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Who was the last US President to oversee a reduction in debt?
As of 2012, the United States currently has ~16 trillion in debt.
The last five presidents have all added to the overall debt*.
Who is the last US president to decrease the total amount of debt ...
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What is meant by the "left" and the "right"?
When discussing political issues and parties, I often hear mention of a party being "left", "centre-left", "right" or "extreme right". In broad terms, what do these designations mean?
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