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Why are Americans' perceptions about their economy so incorrect?
According to a recent Financial Times article (paywalled), surveys indicate a large disconnect between current economic facts and the public perception, to where the majority polled are mistaken:
Another example: a Morning Consult poll in March…
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Is "Mutually Assured Destruction" still valid considering so many conventional missiles are currently getting shot down?
Apologies if this is posted in the wrong place, but I couldn't find "military" stack exchange so this site appears to be the closest.
While following the current Russia/Ukraine war, it appears that a considerable amount of (conventional) missiles…
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What's up with the vacant U.S. ambassador positions in the Middle East?
Currently, the U.S. has no ambassadors in Israel, Egypt, Syria, Jordan Kuwait, or the UAE.
It seems that the U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea has one foot out the door. Nominated for Deputy Representative at the United Nations in January…
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Why is deploying nuclear weapons in Belarus seen as a problem, and how would this help Russia?
Recently (May 2023) Russia decided to deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus. This has been reported in many sources. At least Russia represents this as a serious escalation, something that they were "forced to do", even if it is not very clear how this…
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Based on International law, to what extent can Ukraine take aggressive military action within the territory of Russia?
I wonder, based on international law, if Ukraine takes aggressive military action in the territory of Russia, such as occupying some cities of Russia (I am not considering Donbas, Luhansk and Crimea etc. as the territory of Russia), will that be…
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How exactly could a TikTok ban be enforced?
Let's say TikTok is banned tomorrow by Congress. How would they be able to actually enforce the ban, assuming TikTok refused to cooperate?
They could definitely convince Apple and Google to remove it from their app stores, however there's also a…
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Why were the lies of George Santos discovered only after the elections?
I read the US Republican Congressman George Santos was accused of lying multiple times during the election campaign. He is accused of faking his CV and making false statements. He himself admitted that some allegations were true.
I would like to…
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Is there a compelling reason for holding the Queen's funeral at Westminster Abbey?
The Abbey seats only 2000 people.
Charles & Diana's wedding in 1981 was held at St Paul's which seats almost twice the number - for that reason.
At the Queen's Coronation in 1953, the Abbey seating was extended by adding tiers to accommodate 8,000…
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What did Putin do to ensure that he doesn't get overthrown by a military coup or to reduce the likelihood of it?
What did Putin do to ensure that he doesn't get overthrown by a military coup or to reduce the likelihood of…
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Why does the government not introduce an amendment to the constitution to allow abortion?
Since the polls clearly show that the majority of the American people disagree with the Supreme Courts decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade, why does the US government not introduce an amendment to the constitution to allow abortion?
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Is the abortion debate as divisive outside the US as it is inside?
In the United States, abortion is a highly polarizing issue:
We have political organizations with substantial influence on the major parties,
it is a regular topic of debate amongst candidates (less so now than in the past, but it was still the…
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Was it advantageous for Russia to invade while holding the presidency of UN Security Council?
The Russian Federation is the current president of the UN Security Council. During the emergency UN security meeting, Ukraine asked that Russia give up their title in light of the recent attack.
Did Russia wait to attack until they held the…
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Why does the United States federal government have a debt ceiling? Isn't it entirely redundant to the budget?
In the United States, the debt ceiling limits how much money the federal government can borrow. This ceiling was apparently introduced in 1939.
Why does the debt ceiling exist? Congress approves the federal budget anyway; the debt ceiling does not…
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Why was Australia willing to pay $3.0 B/unit for the French diesel-electric submarines?
Note: All dollar values are USD.
One of the great advantages of diesel-electric attack submarines over nuclear-powered versions is that the former typically cost far less, so countries can purchase many more of them (There's a Case for…
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What happened to the vaccine panels that were planned by Democratic leaders back in 2020?
Governor Inslee of Washington promised to create a panel of experts to review the safety of vaccines back in October 2020:
Washington will be joining other western states to take steps to
review the safety and efficacy of coroanvirus vaccines when…
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