Although the majority (92% according to a 2013 survey) of the Dutch public do not perceive Zwarte Piet as racist or associate him with slavery, a vocal minority has called for the removal or adaptation of the character because of perceived racial stereotypes since the early 2010s...
Critiques of Libertarianism is a political website composed of essays and articles critical towards libertarianism. The website is run by Ordoliberal/Agnostic high-school teacher Mike Huben. The site's Non-Libertarian FAQ contains many arguments opposing libertarian claims. The s...
Croatia-Turkmenistan relations are foreign relations between Croatia and Turkmenistan. Diplomatic relations between the two countries were established in 1996. Both countries are full members of the OSCE and the UN. Neither country has a resident ambassador. Turkmenistan's embass...
Croatian mafia The Croatian mafia is composed of ethnic Croats and Bosniaks.Some of ther activities are contract killing,auto theft,smuggling,blood diamands and arms trade.They have strong ties with the Bulgarian mafia,Sicilian mafia,German mafia,Albanian mafia andGypsy mafia. Cr...
OrganisationCromer NO2ID is the local area group for the national United Kingdom campaign, a single-issue group focussed on the threat to liberty and privacy posed by the rapid growth of the database state, often likened to George Orwell's 1984 and "Big Brother" style surveillanc...
Cronin Economics This is a letter sent from Kevin Cronin to congress about fixing the dire state of the US economy in 2012.Dear Congressman …,<big>Abstract</big>Early next year congress will be constructing a plan to avoid the fiscal cliff. I am writing not to lecture but to thro...
Cross-cultural Competence in the U.S. Military is necessary for the success of military personal of many statures. This includes Comrades, "Sister Services", Allies, and Non-combatants that benefit from the training and benefit indirectly. The soldiers that are preparing for depl...
CrowdRaising is the process of offering equity (stock or membership units) or debt instruments under the auspices of the CROWDFUND Act of 2012. Passed by congress and signed into law by President Barak Obama on 5 April 2012, the act loosens restrictions on the number of investors...
:Crowdsortium is a group of crowdsourcing industry practitioners that have organized themselves with the mission of advancing the crowdsourcing industry through best practices, education, data collection, and public dialog. It is based out of Boulder, Colorado.Crowdsortium helps ...
Cruise-A-Home is a houseboat-like motorboat that was manufactured in Everett, Washington between 1968 and 1980. But it is fully a cabin cruiser with a heavy deep-vee fiberglass hull. It has a single level cabin with relatively flat forward and aft decks and an exceptionally large...
Cruisin' Susan was a Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber airplane that flew in the South Pacific for the United States during World War II. It was originally called "Tenn" Squirrel Hunter but was later renamed Cruisin' Susan. It was manufactured by Consolidated Aircraft of San Die...
Crystal Quartz is the stage name of Canadian drag queen Jon Dobbie, who has been performing since 2002.In December 2022, they were the subject of online threats and protests around planned drag performances, prompting Ontario member of provincial parliament Kristyn Wong-Tam to as...
A number of supernatural characters appear in the Cthulhu Mythos. While many of these beings have godlike qualities, they do not fit the standard categories (that is, Outer God or Great Old One). Nonetheless, they are noteworthy for their infrequent or sometimes singular appearan...
Cultural Marxism is a pejorative term with links to the Frankfurt School conspiracy theory which alleges an organized and concerted effort on the part of Marxists to subvert the traditional Christian values and cultural norms of western society and to, ultimately, destroy Western...
The term cultural sensibility refers to the specific aesthetic ideas that characterize a particular period, country or cultural movement. An author may use the alternative term contemporary sensibility to refer to the current culture of his own society. The cultural movement can ...
The culture war (or culture wars) in Canadian usage is a metaphor used to describe the current polarization between the different values of Canadians. This can be framed to describe West versus East, rural versus urban or traditional values versus progressive secularism. "Culture...
CumbriaFirst is a minor political party based in Penrith, CumbriaPoliciesIts policies include scrapping the Police and Crime Commissioner for Cumbria, improving 4G connectivity and fully dualling the A66 and A69.Electoral PerformanceThe Party Leader, Jonathan Davies, stood as an ...
The Cures Can Be Found Act of 2007 is U.S. House of Representatives bill 457 (or H.R. 457) of the first session of the 110th Congress, "to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide credits against income tax for qualified stem cell research, the storage of qualified...
As of January 2006, these are the current leaders of Seattle, Washington. The mayor and all the councilmembers (all technically non-partisan positions) are supported by the Democratic Party, though some have been active in the local Green Party. Every member of the school board i...
Curtain is a poem by Helen Spalding which talks about the separation of two young lovers during World War II. The poem is set in the period of 1930-1946 against a turbulent, socio-political background. The separation is mutually imposed by the pair, who are called two ghosts, two...