Despite the risks and sacrifices undertaken by courageous citizens in many societies, as well as the efforts of countless activists and analysts, the track record of the contemporary anti-corruption movement is unimpressive. Examples of clear-cut, sustained reductions in corruption across full-scale national societies are few and far between. The problem has not been a lack of effort, insight, or commitment, nor is there any shortage of good ideas. Instead, the key issue has all too often been a lack of broad-based, lasting social and political support for reform. This article argues that corruption control is above all else a political process -- a matter of checking the abuse of power through countervailing political force and contention. While the ultimate goal of that process is to ...
DURING March, the Arab world became the catalyst for change through the use of peaceful, democratic means. What began with the toppling of regimes in Tunisia and Egypt has had a domino effect in the region. In Egypt, after more than 30 years of dictatorial rule, the people decided they were not willing to stay the course. Economic instability and oppression left no alternative but to rise up and demand the end to leadership that stifled growth and freedom. The U.S. supported the protesters, calling on President Hosni Mubarak to resign.
... President Bashar al-Assad for his flagrant abuse of power. These examples of the human spirit risin...
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This week, the American Association for Homecare asked President Obama to review the "onerous and outdated regulations that hamper job creation and threaten access to quality home medical equipment (HME) and services under the Medicare program." AAHomecare sent a letter to Obama in response to his January 18 executive order, "Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review," which solicits examples of burdensome regulations. The Association asked specifically that the President examine "policies related to competitive bidding for durable medical equipment, respiratory therapy (including home oxygen and sleep devices), power mobility devices, diabetes testing equipment and supplies, Medicare audits and anti-fraud and abuse initiatives.
The city of Bell has provided horrid examples how not to govern. Today, I offer a local example demonstrating how it is possible, in fact, how there are way more exemplary volunteer public servants in Los Angeles County than the shameful ones capturing nationwide negative attention.
... share his philosophy regarding his view of "power" from the dais, when he was an elected member of t... fine line between the use of power and the abuse of power. "Good examples are Richard Nixon, who ab...
The Department of Justice (Department) is issuing a final rule adopting , as required by the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA). In addition, the Department is requesting comment on one issue relating to staffing in juvenile facilities. Further discussion of the final rule is found in the Executive Summary.
... to prevent, detect, and respond to sexual abuse in confinement facilities, pursuant to the Prison ... to provide agencies and facilities with examples of how to meet the standards' requirements; glossa... the lives of their charges, and that such power includes the potential for abuse. Some suggested t...
... cases, the Act grants the courts "awesome" powers to make any order it deems proper, including an or...Lack of diligence, abuse of power and failure to cooperate are examples of ...
Beware half-baked energy schemes Imagine that fans of health food pass a law requiring taxpayers to subsidize private companies to supply your family with hot meals each month, at a time of the companies choosing. They could arrive at your door at 3 a.m. with a months supply of hot meals, and if you could not eat all those meals, you would still have to pay for them.
... wind energy who expect to be paid for their power whether or not anyone wants it, needs it or can us... in Egypt and Syria has given countless examples of governmental abuse of power over the Internet t...
... up in extreme poverty and suffered severe abuse and neglect as a child." Id. at 852-53. . T...2d at 852. The witnesses gave specific examples of times when Sowell had helped them in need and h...These specifics had far more evidentiary power than the abstractions and oblique references conta...
... and imminent threat the Government has the power toprevent.Absent from these few categories is any ...The Government's three examples of false-speech regulation thatcourts generally ha... unprotected speech), thepotential for abuse of power in these areas is simply toogreat.In star...
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