Politics Weekly Newsletter - Friday, October 31, 2014

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Top new questions this week: In the US, is there a documentable difference in musical genre preference between Democrats and Republicans? As far as I know, political parties favour some music genres more than others to sell their outlook and policies. Or at least I never heard classical music or death metal being used. Which music ... united-states media   asked by LateralFractal 5 votes answered by Avi 16 votes Are political alignments of African or Caribbean black immigrants in line with African-Americans? Anecdotally, I have found that anyone I personally know who is a first-generation immigrant from either Africa, or non-Hispanic Caribbean (less so) is a lot more likely to be "righter-wing" in their ... united-states polling partisan-affiliation social-politics   asked by DVK 5 votes What is the legal justification for quarantining someone without medical justification? As news comes in of the potential lawsuit being filed in New Jersey on behalf of the nurse who recently returned from treating patients of Ebola in West Africa, I wonder what the legal justification ... united-states ebola detention   asked by Michael Kingsmill 5 votes Was there any war Russia has ignited that was NOT explained by its "support" of a newly-created "People's Republic"? This excerpt of a Russian newspaper says: On December 4 {1939}, comrade Molotov has telegraphed to Avenol. In his answer, he stated that there are no reasons for raising "Finnish question", ... war russian-federation civil-war   asked by bytebuster 3 votes Why does the left side with the Palestinians? The Western moderate left is associated with certain values, in no particular order and with no claim of completeness or nuance: social mobility, personal freedem, safety net, secularism, humanism, ... israel palestine ideology   asked by John Woo 3 votes answered by jim 4 votes Does ISIS justify its attacks based on the actions of others? Does ISIS justify its actions based on actions of others against Sunni Muslims, just like Imperial Japan tried to justify its Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere because of European colonialism? ... islamic-state   asked by Andrew Grimm 3 votes answered by Anixx 3 votes How much money did Obama's Ebola czar Ron Klain donate to the Democratic Party? I don't need the exact figure, I only want a rough estimation. money barack-obama ebola   asked by user50746 2 votes answered by Bobson 5 votes Greatest hits from previous weeks: Why is India called the biggest democratic country? Why is India called the biggest democratic country. I have seen many other countries bigger than India that still follow voting mechanisms. Why is India called so? democracy india   asked by Sukan 1 vote answered by Philipp 10 votes What is the difference between liberalism and libertarianism? According to wikipedia Liberalism (from the Latin liberalis) is a political philosophy or worldview founded on the idea of liberty and equality. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on ... terminology liberalism libertarianism   asked by Fela Winkelmolen 11 votes answered by mootinator 15 votes Can you answer these? Can a United States judge register to a political party? Canon 5 of Code Of Conduct for United States Judges says the following. Does this mean that a judge cannot be a registered Republican or Democrat? Or is it okay as long as he/she does not participate ... united-states justice   asked by just_curious 2 votes Did any of Ron Klein's positions in 1998-2008 period limit contributions? While answering " How much money did Obama's Ebola czar Ron Klain donate to the Democratic Party? ", I started wondering why he - clearly a very powerful and succesful and rich lawyer - donated ... united-states regulation donations campaign-finance   asked by DVK 1 vote Is there a term for militant groups like the LRA and Boko Haram? I'm no expert but from various things I've read there seems to be a subtype of militant group that seems to be becoming more widespread. Examples include the LRA and Boko Haram, and possibly also ... terminology terrorism military   asked by user568458 1 vote

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