User Franck Dernoncourt - Politics Stack Exchange

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Prior to COVID-19, had any country fiscally targeted unvaccinated individuals?

asked Jan 13, 2022 at 9:30

34 votes

3 answers

11k views

Why is the United States voluntarily funding the World Health Organization 60 times more than China?

asked Apr 14, 2020 at 22:57

30 votes

7 answers

8k views

What's the point of banning a few 'selected Russian banks' from SWIFT?

asked Feb 27, 2022 at 5:28

25 votes

6 answers

10k views

Why doesn't India mass-produce COVID-19 vaccines?

asked May 1, 2021 at 22:01

22 votes

5 answers

9k views

Why don't Democrat or Republican partisans register and vote in swing states?

asked Nov 7, 2020 at 21:23

16 votes

2 answers

7k views

Why does Thailand ban the sale of alcohol between 2 and 5 p.m.?

asked Mar 28, 2020 at 6:02

14 votes

3 answers

439 views

Why does it take much longer to count the last few percentages of votes in some states?

asked Nov 5, 2020 at 8:46

13 votes

1 answer

962 views

Why was the World Health Organization against travel restrictions following the COVID-19 outbreak?

asked Mar 26, 2020 at 6:12

12 votes

6 answers

6k views

Why have some governments banned outbound international flights in response to COVID-19?

asked Mar 30, 2020 at 18:00

11 votes

2 answers

4k views

Why did members who wanted to raise a point of order during a division have to wear a top hat while talking in the House of Commons in the UK?

asked Jan 18, 2023 at 21:22

8 votes

1 answer

544 views

Why would the international sanctions against Russia after invading Ukraine in 2022 work while sanctions after the 2014 Crimea crisis didn't work?

asked Feb 24, 2022 at 23:32

8 votes

2 answers

4k views

Why is the ongoing auction for Silicon Valley Bank started held privately (vs. publicly)?

asked Mar 12, 2023 at 21:39

7 votes

2 answers

3k views

Why isn't the German police allowed to use PimEyes (social network tracking via face recognition)?

asked Mar 12 at 16:46

7 votes

1 answer

1k views

Why doesn't Serbia admit 3rd party nationals who enter from Kosovo if their passport shows they have first entered Kosovo from outside of Serbia?

asked Jan 10, 2023 at 7:10

6 votes

1 answer

304 views

By whom and how was Eritrea sanctioned for having a citizenship-based taxation?

asked Jul 6, 2018 at 21:22

6 votes

2 answers

707 views

Why does South Korea forbid its citizens from entering some countries/areas?

asked Jan 18, 2020 at 19:37

5 votes

1 answer

1k views

Why didn't the United States sign the 1968 Vienna Convention on Road Traffic?

asked Oct 17, 2019 at 2:07

5 votes

1 answer

220 views

How do US states decide whether to join a federal lawsuit?

asked Jan 25, 2023 at 3:12

5 votes

1 answer

337 views

Does the fact that Japan have decided to join the US and European countries in removing selected Russian banks from SWIFT have any practical effect?

asked Feb 28, 2022 at 5:10

5 votes

3 answers

344 views

Why is China allowing visa-free entry for citizens of France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Malaysia?

asked Nov 24, 2023 at 10:05

4 votes

2 answers

2k views

Has any country besides Iran been banned from SWIFT?

asked Feb 26, 2022 at 11:01

4 votes

1 answer

144 views

Which OECD rule(s) do citizenship-based taxations contradict?

asked Jul 7, 2018 at 0:36

3 votes

5 answers

289 views

Why aren't the US presidential election results posted only once the winner has been decided?

asked Nov 6, 2020 at 20:17

3 votes

1 answer

124 views

What is the total cost of the administration of the US 2020 presidential election?

asked Nov 14, 2020 at 21:02

3 votes

1 answer

193 views

What's the point of preventing high-earning taxpayers from using CalFile (tax preparation program/service of the California Franchise Tax Board)?

asked Apr 6 at 1:13

2 votes

2 answers

324 views

Why don't Conservatives in Washington state try to bar payroll taxes?

asked Mar 5 at 17:33

2 votes

1 answer

782 views

Why does the purchasing power of the pensions for the cadres erode much faster than for the non-cadres in France?

asked Mar 11 at 2:00

1 vote

2 answers

164 views

Does any country give some incentives for private, non-educational enterprises to publish research papers, aside from research grants?

asked Mar 24 at 17:49

1 vote

1 answer

134 views

Why did the U.S. DoS issue guidance to consular officers in China that could result in shorter visas for some Chinese students beginning June 11 2018?

asked Aug 7, 2022 at 23:58

1 vote

1 answer

243 views

Why has the response from the Thai government to the third COVID-19 wave been much more measured than at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic?

asked Apr 26, 2021 at 14:27

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36 Questions

Prior to COVID-19, had any country fiscally targeted unvaccinated individuals?

Why is the United States voluntarily funding the World Health Organization 60 times more than China?

What's the point of banning a few 'selected Russian banks' from SWIFT?

Why doesn't India mass-produce COVID-19 vaccines?

Why don't Democrat or Republican partisans register and vote in swing states?

Why does Thailand ban the sale of alcohol between 2 and 5 p.m.?

Why does it take much longer to count the last few percentages of votes in some states?

Why was the World Health Organization against travel restrictions following the COVID-19 outbreak?

Why have some governments banned outbound international flights in response to COVID-19?

Why did members who wanted to raise a point of order during a division have to wear a top hat while talking in the House of Commons in the UK?

Why would the international sanctions against Russia after invading Ukraine in 2022 work while sanctions after the 2014 Crimea crisis didn't work?

Why is the ongoing auction for Silicon Valley Bank started held privately (vs. publicly)?

Why isn't the German police allowed to use PimEyes (social network tracking via face recognition)?

Why doesn't Serbia admit 3rd party nationals who enter from Kosovo if their passport shows they have first entered Kosovo from outside of Serbia?

By whom and how was Eritrea sanctioned for having a citizenship-based taxation?

Why does South Korea forbid its citizens from entering some countries/areas?

Why didn't the United States sign the 1968 Vienna Convention on Road Traffic?

How do US states decide whether to join a federal lawsuit?

Does the fact that Japan have decided to join the US and European countries in removing selected Russian banks from SWIFT have any practical effect?

Why is China allowing visa-free entry for citizens of France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Malaysia?

Has any country besides Iran been banned from SWIFT?

Which OECD rule(s) do citizenship-based taxations contradict?

Why aren't the US presidential election results posted only once the winner has been decided?

What is the total cost of the administration of the US 2020 presidential election?

What's the point of preventing high-earning taxpayers from using CalFile (tax preparation program/service of the California Franchise Tax Board)?

Why don't Conservatives in Washington state try to bar payroll taxes?

Why does the purchasing power of the pensions for the cadres erode much faster than for the non-cadres in France?

Does any country give some incentives for private, non-educational enterprises to publish research papers, aside from research grants?

Why did the U.S. DoS issue guidance to consular officers in China that could result in shorter visas for some Chinese students beginning June 11 2018?

Why has the response from the Thai government to the third COVID-19 wave been much more measured than at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic?