However, in spite of the general perception that monetary policy should be conducted so as to avert deflation, a central bank cannot lower interest rates below the zero lower bound.
There is no ethnic cleansing in Bahrain, no mass genocide, no policy of killing innocent people.
Barack Obama, foreign policy wizard. I just have to laugh.
I never had a policy; I have just tried to do my very best each and every day.
Demanding an end to partisan bickering on foreign policy is not an unrealistic requirement.
Democrats should insist that a pluralistic democracy such as ours rely on bipartisanship in formulating a foreign policy based on moderation and the nuances of the human condition.
Ministers may not be responsible for administrative errors, but they are responsible for major policy blunders.
We interpret our agreement with the IMF - our participation in the IMF's system of cooperation - as a borrowing agreement. The IMF sees it as an economic policy agreement. This is not in our interest.
I don't much believe in bumper sticker characterizations of foreign policy.
I thought the Bush economic policy was a disaster. We lost 500,000 private sector jobs during his tenure.
A lot of folks look at the political calculation and then determine the policy. I think that's backward.
The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all.
Mitt Romney's energy policy is a relic of the 19th century. We need a 21st century plan. The fate of the planet is at stake.
After all, despite the economic advantage to firms that employed child labor, it was in the social interest, as a national policy, to abolish it - removing that advantage for all firms.
There is nothing in ANC policy which calls for attacks on civilians in supermarkets, schools, and cinemas unless these are regarded as military installations.
Every nation has to follow a certain policy: Commercial, trade, various other types of policies.
There is no body of theory or significant body of relevant information, beyond the comprehension of the layman, which makes policy immune from criticism.
Nonviolence is a good policy when the conditions permit.
Further, a defensive policy involves the loss of the initiative, with all the consequent disadvantages to the defender.
President George H. W. Bush soon launched Operation Desert Shield, sending an enormous contingent of troops to Saudi Arabia. But once there, what exactly were they to do? Contain Iraq? Attack and liberate Kuwait? Drive on to Baghdad and depose Saddam? There was no clear consensus among foreign policy advisers or analysts.