806 articles related to "government"

Bad Laws Behaving Badly

One of the biggest government myths that Americans need to overcome before they can restore their freedom is that when politicians pass a law, then all is well in the world, the assumptions being that 1) the intended consequences of the law will actu...

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Ten Ethical Failures That Need Our Children To Resolve

If the current situation is to be corrected greater emphasis is needed on the role of citizenship in the educational programme within the National Curriculum. To equip young minds for the future in the aftermath of the current global recession, argua...

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Local Government Politics - How To Be Effective?

So, you have an issue with your local government. How can you most effectively convey your message? Without being able to effectively convey your message not just to the governing body, but your fellow citizens, your job of swaying public opinion and...

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Give Your Enemy the Keys to Your House

Everybody has an enemy, or someone they just do not like or trust. We are going to try a new exercise and give the keys to ours house, cars, and bank account numbers to our biggest enemy. Sounds like a brilliant idea, right? It must be brilliant, our...

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The Malice Of Corporate America

If you are one of most Americans who own stocks or corporate bonds, thanks to retirement plans, mutual funds and such, you are owning a piece of "Corporate America". But wait, before getting complacent and letting out a tearful "being proud to be an ...

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Treating Development Networks Seriously

TREATING DEVELOPMENT NETWORKS SERIOUSLY: WHAT PUBLIC MANAGERS SHOULD KNOWPublic policymakers have always been preoccupied with issues to do with economic development. In recent years, these issues have come to dominate the agendas of state and local ...

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The Bitch and: The Farts Of Idiots!

Well Darlings, The world is full of self-centred insignificant little people with stupid (read: extremist) ideas. It seems every street has at least one. They are the frogs that fart in the long grass, and unless you are unfortunate enough to dwell ...

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A Whale - A Missed Opportunity

The US Coast Guard just announced that the "A Whale", a supertanker sent from Taiwan to the Gulf by his adventurous owner, is going home because she was not able to skim any appreciable amounts of the oil, which has leaked for three months by BP&apos...

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Grasstops: An Excerpt from 'Persuading Congress'

You may not be as familiar with the term "grasstops." In the lobbying world, it refers to efforts to influence Congress through contacts with corporate CEOs and other VIPs. In this context, though, VIP is a loose term. For example, if the American Me...

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Don't Mess with Texas. Or Some Parts of Texas, At Least.

I was lucky enough to be evacuated by family, escaping Lake Ponchatrain's water before it flooded into the city. If not, then I fear I might've ended up bused, or flown, to Texas. Out of all the many other cities and states that displaced N...

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