- Apr 2017
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explorecommonsense.com explorecommonsense.com
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Swisserland
The loose confederation of states that became modern Switzerland first formed at the end of the thirteenth century. In the eighteenth century, the confederacy was nominally a republic but was ruled by an oligarchic group of aristocrats.
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Holland
The Republic of the Seven United Netherlands, or the Dutch Republic, was a confederation of seven provinces. This confederation lasted from 1581 to 1795. This period constituted what is often called the "Dutch Golden Age," when the Dutch ruled a maritime empire around the globe and was an influential economic power.
Dutch East India Trading Company Ship, c. 1600
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www.pharmasm.com www.pharmasm.com
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Non-governmental organizations were consulted in order to identify the commitments the Government should treat as priorities in order to increase transparency in public administration
This is contradicted by other documents here.
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- Mar 2017
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www.slate.com www.slate.com
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Among the manifestations of his diseased ambition was a fondness he had for receiving visits from certain ambiguous-looking fellows in seedy coats, whom he called his clients. Indeed I was aware that not only was he, at times, considerable of a ward-politician, but he occasionally did a little business at the Justices’ courts, and was not unknown on the steps of the Tombs. I have good reason to believe, however, that one individual who called upon him at my chambers, and who, with a grand air, he insisted was his client, was no other than a dun, and the alleged title-deed, a bill.
The word "dun" is defiined as, "noun 2. a person, esp a hired agent, who importunes another for the payment of a debt<br> Melville relates how the business, legal, and government worlds of Wall Street are combined within the character of Nippers, as he seemed to have been involved in Wall Street politics that incurred debts to be paid. This mingles with Thoreau's idea of government as a legally binding, debt-incurring instrument.
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democrats.financialservices.house.gov democrats.financialservices.house.gov
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Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Financial Services, launched a new webpage dedicated to tracking President Trump’s destructive actions against consumers, investors, and the economy.
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nfnh2017.scholar.bucknell.edu nfnh2017.scholar.bucknell.edu
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The Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
The Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, or DIAND, is now referred to as Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada, or INAC. Under the Federal Identity Program, INAC is a department of the Canadian Government in charge of policies relating to the indigenous peoples of Canada. This includes the First Nation, the Inuit and the Métis. INAC's responsibilities and actions are largely determined by careful negotiations and legal action, while fulfilling the government's constitutional obligations in the North. Some of their obligations include, improving social well-being and economic growth, developing healthier more sustainable communities and environments, and to continue to care for the North and its development for the betterment of all Canadians. Through the Government of Canada and the Indian Act, INAC works to provide support to reserves in areas of education, housing, community infrastructure and social prosperity.
For more information visit https://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1100100010023/1100100010027
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Government of Canada; Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada; Communications Branch. "About Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada." N.p.
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- Feb 2017
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static1.squarespace.com static1.squarespace.com
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Willard was also convinced that the American economic system was unjust and un-Christian
Interesting that government was expected to have a religious aspect. Whereas, today people hate that politicians use God's time to justify their choices.
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www.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com
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women — who are still left out of history.
Women are not put in history. not then and still not today.
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- Jan 2017
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www.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com
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until black women on social media began calling out the press for ignoring the story. Many reached for one word — ‘‘erasure’’ — for what they felt was happening. ‘‘Not covering the #Holtzclaw verdict is erasing black women’s lives from notice,’’ one woman tweeted. ‘‘ERASURE IS VIOLENCE.’’ Deborah Douglas, writing for Ebony magazine, argued that not reporting on the case ‘‘continues the erasure of black women from the national conversation on race, police brutality and the right to safety.’’
black women are being erased from the discussion. Race in general plays a role on how much a topic is spoken about. This case was not even mentioned or discussed until black women started the talk.
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www.whitehouse.gov www.whitehouse.gov
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Our Government
Where is the Judicial Branch? Here are the 3 Branches of Government: https://www.usa.gov/branches-of-government.
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- Dec 2016
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deborahmeier.com deborahmeier.com
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Deborah Meier points out that democracy has to be learned, and we aren't teaching it adequately. Most schools are authoritarian environments where students are taught, explicitly and implicitly, to do what they're told. We need to give kids experience with democracy -- productive debate, compromise, trial and error, and acknowledging one's own mistakes.
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- Oct 2016
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educationnext.org educationnext.org
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Open Educational Resources
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- Sep 2016
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online.salempress.com.lacademy.idm.oclc.org online.salempress.com.lacademy.idm.oclc.org
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republic
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- Apr 2016
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rinaldyfakhri.wordpress.com rinaldyfakhri.wordpress.com
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These descriptions show that imperialism is mainly the government’s interest but not the people’s.
This can also be compared with the more recent, although dated, Vietnam War in which the citizen of the U.S. were opposed, but the government was interested.
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weeklysift.com weeklysift.com
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Doug Muder points out that "freedom" is often invoked by people who want to deny rights to others. He says "big government" is often required to enforce rights. A strong example is the southern states during the century following the Civil War -- and even still today.
I agree. But it is also true that our big government has some serious problems. It is too often an abuser of rights, rather than a defender. As usual, these abuses fall mainly on minorities and the poor. But they affect almost everyone.
http://www.spectacle.org/0400/natural.html<br> Jonathan Wallace gives a strong argument that "natural rights" don't exist. Rights are determined by the consensus of a society. They do not have or need any stronger justification.
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www.theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com
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“I don’t like big government,” Sundeyeva said. She made two circles with her thumbs and forefingers and pressed them against each other so they touched, like binoculars. This Venn diagram represents the interests of people and government, she said. “They don’t have very much in common.”
It's my firm belief that "big" vs "small" government is a juvenile argument. It's much more productive to ask what things government does well and what things it doesn't. Make it as large as necessary to handle the things it does well.
While a statement like "I don't like big government" basically renders this person's politics dismally weak to me, I'll try to read the rest of the article anyway.
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- Jan 2016
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www.dailyrecord.co.uk www.dailyrecord.co.uk
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Some members of UK Parliament think it's a fine idea to spend thousands of pounds of public funds on portraits of themselves.
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- Dec 2015
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www.washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com
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Missouri’s legislature, noting excessive reliance on traffic tickets, put a low cap on the portion a community could raise of its budget from this source. So now 40 percent of Pagedale’s tickets are for non-traffic offenses. Since 2010, such tickets have increased 495 percent. In 2013, the city collected $356,601 in fines and fees.
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www.eff.org www.eff.org
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https://www.fbo.gov/ (Federal Business Opportunities) is the hub for all US government contracting documents, including RFPs (Requests for Proposals), RFIs (Requests for Information), and announcements of awarded contracts. This EFF page explains how this site is a good tool for journalists.
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www.perfectionlearning.com www.perfectionlearning.com
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This is a sample annotation.
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- Nov 2015
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www.onthecommons.org www.onthecommons.org
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Elinor Ostrom shared the 2009 Nobel Prize in Economics for her work on governance of the commons -- finite resources shared by a community. She studied such communities, and derived eight principles, which are summarized on this page and on Wikipedia.
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cms.whittier.edu cms.whittier.edu
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Even the free flow of goods that constitutes a laissez-faire economyrests on an infrastructural base that organizes both market and society.
So even in a hands free scenario, the market and society are still being structured by the government..? Does that really leave it to be hands free? The way the government decides to structure it surely must have an influence on how the turnout is
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- Oct 2015
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inst-fs-iad-prod.inscloudgate.net inst-fs-iad-prod.inscloudgate.net
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Signs of rebellion are everywhere: the unrest in China and India is chronic, civil wars rage in Africa, Latin America is in ferment.
People aren't just unhappy for no reason.. are we taking into account everyone's response to these movements? I know not all societies are governed by a democracy, but it's still important to take into account how citizens will react to changes implemented by the government
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- Aug 2015
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classicliberal.tripod.com classicliberal.tripod.comSeven1
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Chapter 9
This is a difficult reading. Try your best.
Study Questions:
According to Locke, why is “man” willing to give up the natural condition of freedom?
Why does “man” enter into a condition of society and law?
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www.vox.com www.vox.com
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There are two broad narratives about politics that can be glimpsed between the lines here. Both are, in the argot of the day, problematic.
The two paragraphs that follow are spot on. Nerds think government doesn't do anything right and they see government as this monolith thing apart from themselves rather than something they can and should work to affect, rather than circumvent.
One thing I got out of reading Graeber's "Democracy Project" was the idea that it is not rational people that inhabit the middle of the political spectrum. Most people are more radical than the media makes it seem. The media reinforces the narrative that if you hold strong political opinions you are a radical. Your neighbors think you're crazy. You should probably just follow the herd, more.
While there are definitely fundamentalists at the political extremes, there are also great thinkers.
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- May 2015
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www.loc.gov www.loc.govHome1
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Lots of good information here.
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- Dec 2014
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medium.com medium.com
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However the Internet changes how governments work, I’m optimistic that it’s a good thing for governance.
However, we have to be extremely wary of importing too many things from the technology world into governments. "Move fast and break things" is great when you can just roll out a patch, but not so good when it costs a generation their education or health care.
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- Feb 2014
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www.nature.com www.nature.com
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National governments are also weighing in on the issue. The UK government aims this April to make text-mining for non-commercial purposes exempt from copyright, allowing academics to mine any content they have paid for.
UK government intervening to make text-mining for non-commercial purposes exempt from copyright.
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- Oct 2013
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rhetoric.eserver.org rhetoric.eserver.org
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The main matters on which all men deliberate and on which political speakers make speeches are some five in number: ways and means, war and peace, national defence, imports and exports, and legislation.
These are all things that are still very relevant to countries and societies around the world. Our government is at a standstill right now because they cannot deliberate and come to an agreement.
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rhetoric.eserver.org rhetoric.eserver.org
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The end of democracy is freedom; of oligarchy, wealth; of aristocracy, the maintenance of education and national institutions; of tyranny, the protection of the tyrant. I
Practice of government equals end results.
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The forms of government are four -- democracy, oligarchy, aristocracy, monarchy. The supreme right to judge and decide always rests, therefore, with either a part or the whole of one or other of these governing powers.
Four forms of government. Judgement lies with government.
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- Sep 2013
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rhetoric.eserver.org rhetoric.eserver.org
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We shall learn the qualities of governments in the same way as we learn the qualities of individuals, since they are revealed in their deliberate acts of choice; and these are determined by the end that inspires them.
Qualities of governments and qualities of the individual.
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rhetoric.eserver.org rhetoric.eserver.org
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The political speaker will find his powers of persuasion most of all enhanced by a knowledge of the four sorts of government -- democracy, oligarchy, aristocracy, monarchy, and their characteristic customs, institutions, and interests. Definition of the four sorts severally. Ends of each.
Knowledge of government: tenants of political persuasion.
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