"One nation, two systems" obviously can mean different things, but even without democracy Hong Kong residents enjoy significant liberty.
The resulting relative vacuum in terms of demonstrated effectiveness allows for a significant liberty of action in the health sector, especially among highly autonomous professionals.
The most significant civil liberties trend of the last decade, in my view, is the importation of War on Terror tactics onto U.S. soil, applied to U.S. citizens..
WASHINGTON — In what may be its most significant religious liberty decision in two decades, the Supreme Court on Wednesday for the first time recognized a "ministerial exception" to employment discrimination laws, saying that churches and other religious groups must be free to choose and dismiss their leaders without government interference.
Libertarianism is attractive because (1) it provides significant moral liberty of action, (2) it provides significant moral protection against interference from others, and (3) it is sensitive to what the past was like (e.g., what agreements were made and what rights violations took place).
"In a democracy, those responsible for national security (principally, of course, the executive branch) must do more than say 'trust us, we know best' when they are proposing significant intrusions on liberties protected by the Constitution," she wrote.
Freedom House defines a free country as one where "there is broad scope for open political competition, a climate of respect for civil liberties, significant independent civic life and independent media".
Basically, German believes that whether the undercover operation poses significant new civil liberties concerns depends on two things: the severity of the alleged crime and how many people were duped.
For now, Liberty appears to be over the 40% mark, although its filing says only that a "significant portion" of Liberty's $65 billion investments consists of minority stakes.
