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…in particular has been an enthusiastic supporter of the W.T.O. since its admittance in 2001, because the group’s free-trade rules have made it hard for other countries to impose antidumping…

…their rules override state product liability laws. Most such claims are rooted in statements in the introductions to their rules, not the rules themselves. “These pre-emption preambles may be only…

Just want to pass along this video from The Daily Conversation on the GOP changed a standing rule of the House to prevent the government from opening… This happened on…

…current Senate rules.   With the appointment of Mitch McConnell as the Republican Senate minority leader, the number of cloture motions filed to break a filibuster has increased with <a href=”http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/reference/cloture_motions/clotureCounts.htm”…

…(TFUR), an economist would have to use my Effective Demand Monetary rule to crunch the numbers. They would not work in the Taylor rule, unless it was modified. Some Reflections…

Federal regulators have approved unprecedented new rules to ensure broadband providers do not abuse their customers’ app usage and browsing history, mobile location data and other sensitive personal information generated…

Divide and Rule There was a time, one I can remember from when I was growing up (the 1950s and 60s), when being a liberal meant you wanted certain rights…

…a simple expenditure rule guided by a long-term debt reduction target. The present rules both lack flexibility in bad times and teeth in good times. They are also complex and…

…during an appeal. In this case as one of Charles Rhines attorney’s Shawn Nolan argues, “the juror misconduct violated constitutional protections — so the rule should not apply.” The rule…