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Tag Archives: Policy
Firehose of Falsehoods: Principles, Examples, and Defenses
American nonprofit global policy think tank and research institute The RAND Corporation first coined the term “firehose of falsehoods” in 2016 to describe a technique […]
Principles of Sustainable Fashion
Sustainable fashion can be considered an antidote to the disadvantages and negative impacts of fast fashion. The concept recognizes the economic and sociocultural contributions of […]
Stock Market: Always Reactive, Somewhat Proactive, But Rarely Retroactive
The stock market is dynamic and complex but its movement or performance is often tied to current events. Hence, whenever individuals or institutions, including government […]
Explainer: Origins and Causes of the US-China Trade War
The US-China trade war is an economic conflict between the United States and the People’s Republic of China. Both countries have been engaged in this […]
Reasons Why the United States Has a Trade Deficit
The first recorded trade surplus of the United States dates back to the 1800s when it was exporting raw materials like cotton and tobacco and […]
Evidence-Based Toolbox Against False Information
A team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Human Development spearheaded by senior research scientist Anastasia Kozyreva developed an evidence-based toolbox of individual-level […]
How Did the Trump Admin Decide Which Countries to Tariff?
The second Trump administration stunned the global community when it announced sweeping tariffs on about 90 countries on 2 April 2025. The specific executive order […]
Limitations of Executive Orders: The United States Context
George Washington declared in 1793 the neutral position of United States in the war between France and Britain. This was one of the first executive […]
Executive Orders vs Presidential Proclamations in the United States
Both executive orders and presidential proclamations are two common types of presidential directives in the United States. These directives are written or oral instructions or […]