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Hal Taussig and his wife have given away about $3 million, amounting to 90% of their assets, and now live happily on their social security
checks.
Japan must avoid repeating the unseemly scenario following Saddam Hussein's defeat in the Gulf War of 1991, when it wrote large
checks
to cover the war's costs, yet had no say in the war's conduct or war aims.
With no internal system of
checks
and balances in Georgia – the only way to sustain democratic institutions – the international community becomes a compensating actor, with the EU well placed to take the lead.
A decision of enormous consequence – far greater even than amending a country’s constitution (of course, the United Kingdom lacks a written one) – has been made without any appropriate
checks
and balances.
Modern democracies have evolved systems of
checks
and balances to protect the interests of minorities and to avoid making uninformed decisions with catastrophic consequences.
But, according to PolitiFact, a Pulitzer prize-winning organization that
checks
the veracity of political statements, 60% of the claims by Trump that it investigated since he began his campaign have been deemed false or “Pants on Fire” false, versus 12% for Clinton.
An independent and vigorous press that
checks
the truth is crucial to preserving the integrity of democracy; but so is an electorate that resists cynicism and the debasement of political discourse.
Unlike in 2000, many Tibetan refugees in Hungary were summoned for prolonged identity
checks
at the time of Wen’s visit, effectively keeping them out of the streets.
On the contrary, the US government has been handing out tax-rebate
checks
so that Americans will shop until they drop, and now Congress is talking about doing more.
I am puzzled that so many economic pundits seem to think that the solution is for all governments, rich and poor, to pass out even more
checks
and subsidies so as to keep the boom going.
Maybe, then, the ultimate lesson of the Powell-Trump comparison is that a presidential system of government, like that in the US, is not superior in terms of the
checks
it imposes on political extremists.
And it is precisely the disparity between scrawny pension
checks
and managers’ fat profits that fuels protest.
Given China’s past experience, we are likely to see a period of institutional innovation, characterized by marginal changes leading to a system of
checks
and balances on the exercise of state power.
The IADB argues that it is better to do this consciously, transparently, and with the appropriate
checks
and balances.
He has never even hinted at having any intention of doing so, and he could not do it even if he wanted to, given
checks
and balances on the power of any US government official.
Trump is a kneejerk authoritarian and a throwback to the old days of white supremacy in America, but many more institutional
checks
would have to fail before he could bring about the end of American democracy.
But Trump can’t change the rules of the game singlehandedly; he must work within the constraints of the US government’s many mediating institutions and strong system of
checks
and balances.
As part of America’s system of
checks
and balances, Congress gets to do more than just approve the annual federal budget.
Aside from calls to solidify the separation of powers by establishing a more robust system of legal
checks
and balances, there is near-consensus on the need to overhaul the current five-year, single-term presidency.
Upholding core principles requires a system of
checks
and balances – mechanisms that can ensure that human rights, including privacy, are safeguarded, even as legitimate security concerns are taken into account.
If the world is too complex and unpredictable for either markets or governments to achieve social objectives, then new systems of
checks
and balances must be designed so that political decision-making can constrain economic incentives and vice versa.
We must recognize that in the desire to broaden home ownership, essential
checks
and balances broke down.
Meanwhile my associates - Gaidar, Anatole Chubais, and Irina Khakamada - and I are establishing a new democratic party with an explicit platform to assure that, together with others, we provide
checks
and balances to President Putin.
In any democratic system of
checks
and balances, leaders usually require coalitions in order to get what they want done.
The new generation of Saudi leaders could spearhead a transition to a genuine constitutional monarchy, based on a transparent system of
checks
and balances.
He used to go around the villages writing
checks
to poor farmers.
In Zimbabwe, this right – like so many other
checks
and balances – has been torn away by a repressive state.
But if effective
checks
and balances are not put in place, nineteenth-century antitrust may be back in fashion sooner rather than later.
Above all, however, the matter of control, of
checks
and balances has to be resolved.
Financial innovation ought to be allowed to flourish, but not without better
checks
and balances.
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