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...status quo isn’t perfect, but it also is not that bad, while the harm of futile finance reforms is clear and significant: It protects incumbents by dramatically raising the barriers to entry. Officeholders have significant advantages over challengers, such as name recognition and an established campaign team. In many cases, the best way to overcome these advantages is with money. But, because of campaign finance limitations, the only people who have the money to topple an incumbent are self-financed multi-millionaire challengers like New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine, former CEO of Goldman Sachs...
...historic chance in the Royal Marine hostage crisis in Iran to court the skeptical country par excellence, and prove to the world that European power matters. As a rule, seduction is best when one’s target is disillusioned with the status quo...
...election was not about democrats or Republicans. It was about overturning the status quo: gridlock in Congress, a war that cannot be won or lost, mixed signals on the economy, no consensus on immigration, soaring deficits and scandals to boot. If partisans want to cheer for more of the same, so be it. Meanwhile, the general public will support the party that demonstrates a commitment to leading this country back to being a beacon of freedom, justice and prosperity. James C. Sylvan, Baltimore...
...seem to be more gainers than losers, and unless the losers lose a lot more per household, the net gains would seem to outpace the losses," he wrote in February. So, yes, things may have gotten out of hand. But neither should we clamor to return to a status quo where almost 60% of African Americans who want to buy a house are told they...
With nearly 1.3 million U.S. abortions per year, no more than 5 percent of which are in extreme cases including rape or the defense of the mother’s life, neither pro-lifers nor pro-choicers should be satisfied with the status quo. We are not effectively educating the public about contraception or instilling sufficient accountability for unplanned pregnancy. We continue to stigmatize young, single mothers. We are failing to make alternative resources readily available for women of every economic status...