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| Universal service Universal service is an economic, legal and business term used mostly in regulated industries, referring to the practice of providing a baseline level of services to every resident of a country. An example of this concept is found in the US Telecommunications Act of 1996, whose goals are to promote the availability of quality services at just, reasonable, and affordable rates to increase access to advanced telecommunications services throughout the Nation to advance the availability of such services to all consumers, including those in low income, rural, insular, and high cost areas at rates that are reasonably comparable to those charged in urban areas Universal_service | |
| Khmer Rouge rule of Cambodia The Khmer Rouge period (1975-1979) refers to the rule of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge political party over Cambodia, which the Khmer Rouge renamed as Democratic Kampuchea. The four-year period saw the death of approximately 2 million Cambodians through the combined result of political executions, starvation, and forced labor. Because of the large number of deaths, the deaths during the rule of the Khmer Rouge are often considered a genocide. Khmer_Rouge_rule_of_Cambodia | |
| State-sponsored terrorism State-sponsored terrorism is a term loosely used to describe terrorism sponsored by nation-states. As with terrorism, the precise definition, and the identification of particular examples, are subjects of heated political dispute. In general state-sponsored terrorism is associated with para-militaries. It is also frequently used in conjunction with state terrorism, which is terrorism committed by nation-states. State-sponsored_terrorism | |
| Union Nationale Inter-universitaire Union Nationale Interuniversitaire (UNI) or "Inter-University Union" is a French right-wing union of university students, created in February 1969 under the initiative of the Service d'Action Civique, a secret service used by the right-wing gaullist movement, in particular by Robert Pandraud, Charles Pasqua and Jacques Foccart, which was dissolved in 1982 by the socialist government. Union_Nationale_Inter-universitaire | |
| Robert Novak Robert David Sanders "Bob" Novak (born February 26, 1931) is syndicated columnist, journalist and conservative politicial commentator who writes the longest-running current U.S. syndicated political column (45 years, as of February 2008). Over his career, Novak became well-known as a columnist (writing Inside Report since 1963) and as a television personality (appearing on many shows for CNN, most notably on three former programs, The Capital Gang, Crossfire, and Evans, Novak, Hunt, & Shields). Robert_Novak | |
| Nat Hentoff Nathan Irving "Nat" Hentoff (born June 10, 1925) is an American historian, novelist, jazz and country music critic, and syndicated columnist for United Media and writes regularly on jazz and country music for The Wall Street Journal.Hentoff was formerly a columnist for The Village Voice, JazzTimes, Legal Times, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, The Progressive, Editor & Publisher and Free Inquiry. Nat_Hentoff | |
| Julian Lincoln Simon Julian Lincoln Simon (February 12, 1932 – February 8, 1998) was a professor of business administration at the University of Maryland and a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute. He wrote many books and articles, mostly on economic subjects. He is best known for his work on population, natural resources, and immigration. Julian_Lincoln_Simon | |
| Index of Economic Freedom The Index of Economic Freedom is a series of 10 economic measurements created by the Heritage Foundation and Wall Street Journal. Its stated objective is to measure the degree of economic freedom in the world's nations. Index_of_Economic_Freedom | |
| Economic freedom Economic freedom is a term used in economic research and policy debates. As with freedom generally, there are various definitions, but no universally accepted concept of economic freedom. One major approach to economic freedom comes from the libertarian tradition emphasizing free markets and private property, while another extends the welfare economics study of individual choice, with greater economic freedom coming from a "larger" (in some technical sense) set of possible choices. Economic_freedom | |
| Socialism/Archive 5 Talk:Socialism/Archive_5 | |
| Desegregation busing in the United States Desegregation busing in the United States (also known as forced busing or busing) is the practice of attempting to integrate schools by assigning students to schools based primarily on race, rather than geographic proximity.Though public schools were technically desegregated in 1954 by the U.S. Desegregation_busing_in_the_United_States | |
| Cronyism For the record label, see Crony RecordsCronyism is partiality to long-standing friends, especially by appointing them to positions of authority, regardless of their qualifications. Hence, cronyism is contrary in practice and principle to meritocracy. Cronyism exists when the appointer and the beneficiary are in social contact; often, the appointer is inadequate to hold his or her own job or position of authority, and for this reason the appointer appoints individuals who will not try to weaken him or her, or express views contrary to those of the appointer. Cronyism | |
| Lochner v. New York Lochner v. New York, 198 U.S. 45 (1905), was a landmark United States Supreme Court case that held a "liberty of contract" was implicit in the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The case involved a New York law that limited the number of hours to ten that a baker could work each day, and to 60 the hours that a baker could work each week. Lochner_v._New_York | |
| Identity document "National identity card" redirects here. For cards referred to in the English language as "national identity card", seeNational identity card (disambiguation).An identity document (also called a piece of identification or ID) is any document which may be used to verify aspects of a person's . Identity_document | |
| Economic inequality Economic inequality comprises all disparities in the distribution of economic assets and income. The term typically refers to inequality among individuals and groups within a society, but can also refer to inequality among countries. Economic Inequality generally refers to equality of outcome, and is related to the idea of equality of opportunity. It is a contested issue whether economic i Economic_inequality | |
| Coase theorem In law and economics, the Coase theorem, attributed to Ronald Coase, describes the economic efficiency of an economic allocation or outcome in the presence of externalities. The theorem states that when trade in an externality is possible and there are no transaction costs, bargaining will lead to an efficient outcome regardless of the initial allocation of property rights. In practice, obstacles to bargaining or poorly defined property rights can prevent Coasian bargaining. Coase_theorem | |
| Cato's Letters Cato's Letters were essays by British writers John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon, first published from 1720 to 1723 under the pseudonym of Cato (95-46 BC), the implacable foe of Julius Caesar and a famously stubborn champion of republican principles. The Letters are considered a seminal work in the tradition of the Commonwealth men. Cato's_Letters | |
| Jim Inhofe James Mountain "Jim" Inhofe (born November 17, 1934) is an American politician from Oklahoma. A member of the Republican Party, he currently serves as the senior Senator from Oklahoma. He is among the most vocal global warming skeptics in Congress. Inhofe often cites the Bible as the source for his positions on various political issues. Jim_Inhofe | |
| Alan Dershowitz Talk:Alan_Dershowitz | |
| Human Accomplishment Human Accomplishment is a book by Charles Murray surveying outstanding contributions to the arts and sciences from ancient times to the mid-twentieth century. The book represents the first attempt to quantify the accomplishment of individuals and countries worldwide in the fields of arts and sciences by calculating the amount of space allocated to them in reference works, an area of research sometimes referred to as historiometry. Human_Accomplishment | |
| Great American streetcar scandal The Great American streetcar scandal (also known as the General Motors streetcar conspiracy and the National City Lines conspiracy) is a conspiracy in which streetcar systems throughout the United States were dismantled and replaced with buses in the mid-20th century as a result of illegal actions by a number of prominent companies, acting through National City Lines (NCL), Pacific City Lines (on the West Coast, starting in 1938), and American City Lines (in large cities, starting in 1943). Great_American_streetcar_scandal | |
| Sullivan Act The Sullivan Act, also known as the Sullivan Law, is a controversial gun control law in New York State. Upon first passage, the Sullivan Act required licenses for New Yorkers to possess firearms small enough to be concealed. Possession of such firearms without a license was a misdemeanor, carrying them was a felony. Sullivan_Act | |
| Paul Cellucci Argeo Paul Cellucci (born April 24, 1948) is an American politician and diplomat, former Governor of Massachusetts, and former Ambassador to Canada. Paul_Cellucci | |
| Contract with America Contract with America was a document released by the United States Republican Party during the 1994 Congressional election campaign. Written by Larry Hunter who was aided by Newt Gingrich, Robert Walker, Richard Armey, Bill Paxon, Tom DeLay, John Boehner and Jim Nussle, and in part using text from former President Ronald Reagan's 1985 State of the Union Address, the Contract detailed the actions the Republicans promised to take if they became the majority party in the United States House of Representatives for the first time in 40 years. Contract_with_America | |
| Airline deregulation Airline deregulation is the process of removing entry and price restrictions on airlines affecting, in particular, the carriers permitted to serve specific routes. In the United States, the term usually applies to the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978. A new form of regulation has been developed to some extent to deal with problems such as the allocation of the limited number of slots available at airports. Airline_deregulation | |
| Seretse Khama Sir Seretse Khama, KBE (1 July 1921 13 July 1980) was the first President of Botswana. He led the independence struggle and shaped the Botswana Democratic Party, the top party in all elections since independence.He is celebrated for successful nurturing of Botswana's economic and political success. Seretse_Khama | |
| Currency board currency board is a monetary authority which is required to maintain a fixed exchange rate with a foreign currency. This policy objective requires the conventional objectives of a central bank to be subordinated to the exchange rate target. Currency_board | |
| Rent control Rent control refers to laws or ordinances that set price controls on the renting of residential housing. It functions as a price ceiling. Rent_control | |
| Free-market environmentalism Free-market environmentalism is a position that argues that the free market, property rights, and tort law provide the best tools to preserve the health and sustainability of the environment. This is in contrast to the most common modern approach of proactive environmental legislation. Free-market_environmentalism | |
| Kathleen Sebelius Kathleen Sebelius (née Gilligan, born May 15, 1948) is an American politician currently serving as the 21st Secretary of Health and Human Services. She was the second female governor of Kansas from 2003 to 2009, the Democratic respondent to the 2008 State of the Union address, and chair-emerita of the Democratic Governors Association. Kathleen_Sebelius | |
| Andrew Mitchell Andrew John Bower Mitchell (born 23 March 1956) is a British Conservative politician and Member of Parliament for Sutton Coldfield. Mitchell is Shadow International Development Secretary and Shadow Minister for Birmingham.He was educated at Rugby School and, after a short-service commission in the Royal Tank Regiment, graduated from Jesus College, Cambridge where he studied history. Andrew_Mitchell | |
| ShaunMacPherson User:ShaunMacPherson | |
| Tax cut A tax cut is a reduction in taxes. Economic stimulus via tax cuts, along with interest rate intervention and deficit spending, are one of the central tenets of Keynesian economics. Tax_cut | |
| Tax cut Talk:Tax_cut | |
| Soviet war in Afghanistan Talk:Soviet_war_in_Afghanistan | |
| Public education Public education refers to schooling mandated for or offered to all children by the government, whether national, regional, or local, provided by an institution of civil government, and paid for, in whole or in part, by taxes. The term is generally applied to basic education, including kindergarten to twelfth grade (K-12) education, also referred to as primary and secondary education. Public_education | |
| PayPal/Archive 5 Talk:PayPal/Archive_5 | |
| World Climate Report World Climate Report, a newsletter edited by Patrick Michaels, was produced by the Greening Earth Society, a non-profit organization created by the Western Fuels Association..Early editions were paper based; it then transferred to a web-only format, having ceased publication as a physically based report with volume 8 in 2002. It continues to exist in blog form at World_Climate_Report | |
| Mixed economy Talk:Mixed_economy | |
| Ruby Ridge Ruby Ridge was the site of a violent confrontation and siege in the U.S. state of Idaho in 1992. It involved Randy Weaver, his family, Weaver's friend Kevin Harris, federal agents from the United States Marshals Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The incident was cited as a motivation for the Oklahoma City bombing of 1995. Ruby_Ridge | |
| Libertarian perspectives on abortion Talk:Libertarian_perspectives_on_abortion | |
| Term limit A term limit is a legal restriction that limits the number of terms a person may serve in a particular elected office. Term limits are found usually in presidential and semi-presidential systems as a method to curb the potential for dictatorships, where a leader effectively becomes "president for life". Term_limit | |
| Chalkboard A chalkboard or blackboard is a reusable writing surface on which text or drawings are made with sticks of calcium sulphate, known, when used for this purpose, as chalk. Blackboards were originally made of smooth, thin sheets of black or dark grey slate stone. Modern versions are often green or brown and are thus sometimes called a greenboard or brownboard instead. Chalkboard | |
| FairTax The FairTax is a proposed change to the federal tax laws of the United States that would replace all federal income taxes with a single national retail sales tax. The plan has been introduced into the United States Congress as the Fair Tax Act (/). The tax would be levied once at the point of purchase on all new goods and services for personal consumption. FairTax | |
| Income inequality metrics Income inequality metrics or income distribution metrics are used by social scientists to measure the distribution of income, and economic inequality among the participants in a particular economy, such as that of a specific country or of the world in general. While different theories may try to explain how income inequality comes about, income inequality metrics simply provide a system of measurement used to determine the dispersion of incomes. Income_inequality_metrics | |
| Predatory pricing Predatory pricing (also known as destroyer pricing) is the practice of selling a product or service at a very low price, intending to drive competitors out of the market, or create barriers to entry for potential new competitors. If competitors or potential competitors cannot sustain equal or lower prices without losing money, they go out of business or choose not to enter the business. Predatory_pricing | |
| Sj/meshofresources User:Sj/meshofresources | |
| Laurie Mylroie Laurie Mylroie (born 1953) is a U.S. author who has written several controversial and heavily criticized books on the subject of Iraq and the War on Terror. Notably, Mylroie contends that the Iraqi government under Saddam Hussein sponsored the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and many subsequent terrorist attacks. Laurie_Mylroie | |
| Universal health care Universal health care is health care coverage for all eligible residents of a political region and often covers medical, dental and mental health care. These programs vary in their structure and funding mechanisms. Typically, most costs are met via a single-payer health care system or national health insurance, or else by compulsory regulated pluralist insurance (public, private or mutual) meeting certain regulated standards. Universal_health_care | |
| Kosovo Liberation Army Talk:Kosovo_Liberation_Army |
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