FP Explainer
List of FP Explainer articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Was the Seven Billionth Baby Really Born Today?
Perhaps, plus or minus 50 million babies.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Does the U.S. Tax its Billionaires Less Than Other Rich Countries?
Depends what you consider rich. (But yes.)
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How Hard Is it for Governments to Get Rid of Their Gold?
Depends where they keep it.
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PATRICK BAZ/AFP/Getty Images Is It Legal for Americans to Fight in Another Country’s Army?
For the most part, yes, unless they're fighting against America.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 When Are British Cops Allowed to Carry Guns?
Very rarely.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 What Makes Credit Rating Agencies Issue a Downgrade?
It all depends on if the country is able to pay its debts, and whether it's willing to.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Why Would Someone Hack the IMF?
To see how the sausage is made.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Is It Legal to Try to Kill Qaddafi?
Probably.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Why Is It So Hard to Figure Out What’s Causing Europe’s E. Coli Outbreak?
Because people don't keep their vegetables around to study.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Why Is the IMF Chief Always a European?
Because Europeans choose him.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Does the CIA Need a Country’s Permission to Spy on It?
No, but sometimes it helps.
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PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images Why Don’t Other Countries Have Government Shutdowns?
It's a uniquely American form of gridlock.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How Dangerous Is the Plutonium Leaking from the Japanese Nuclear Reactor?
Not as dangerous as the other substances it's releasing.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Can Any Old Country Now Bomb Libya?
Technically, yes, thanks to a vague U.N. resolution.
