How is a direct democracy like a republic? Who makes the decisions in a constitutional monarchy? Who presides over the U.S. Senate? Is a representative government democratic? Who votes for the Speaker of the House? Who does an oligarchy have power over?
Who makes the laws in an oligarchy? Which branch of the US government has the power to make appointments? Who has the right to vote in the United States? Who makes the rules for Congress? Who holds the judicial power in New Mexico? Who makes the decisions in a democracy? What is the...
But I would put this in a different light. The real problem today is an individual market that makes it difficult for people who are not covered by employer plans to buy decent health insurance at an affordable price. If we were to look at that problem and design a solution, would we c...
You are so right that there is far too much pessimism about our exit from the EU – no doubt continually stressed by Remainers in the hope that they can keep us in. They would do well to read the route to a sensible WTO exit which is nicely charted in a good article by Professor D...
In his post Reality Check: Anti-Patent Patent Musings Simply Bizarre, patent attorney Gene Quinn is baffled that any patent attorney would openly oppose the patent system–or be hired by anyone. He writes, in part:But what has me really wondering is how and why a patent attorney who...
who get to decide what does and does not go on their platforms,” he says. But the fact that removals are probably legal does not mean they’re not worrisome. If a handful of companies are making coordinated decisions about content, especially in conjunction with official or quasi-official ...
The homeowner will have to get another mortgage to pay off the old one at a discount. Whoever makes that loan will have a more secure debt. the homeowner has a reduced payment and more spending money and the original investor gets a little back (pensions, etc.) Fannie Mae and Freddie ...
the decisions independently in each country, because every country isdifferent. And in each country, you want the people who are the best in that country. Sometimes that will be a division of an American multinational; often it won’t. If I’m “General Electric” or “Johnson & Johnson,...
Who elects the leader of the executive branch? Who has decision making power in an oligarchy? Who administers the presidential oath of office? Who appoints the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court? Who makes the decisions in a democracy? What is appellate jurisdiction? Who makes up legislative ...