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Alternate history.
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What-If O Henry and other Famous Authors Had Lived Longer?
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I recently read a book of short stories by O. Henry (aka William Sydney Porter). His stories were very enjoyable and he seemed to be a master of writing surprise endings. I read he was only 48 years old when he died of Consumption (Tuberculosis) and alcoholism, in 1910. I wondered what stories he would have written if he had lived 30 more... more »
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Ideal time for Amendment for Direct US Presidential election?
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In the thread about JQA beating Adams for a second time with a few changes of States, I noted that more or less from the founding of the country through the Civil War, that since the number of electoral votes for the states is tied to representatives plus senators and the number of representatives was tied to white + 3/5 black, that going to... more »
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Best Beatles ATL ever
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[link] April 24, 1976. Lorne Michaels offers the Beatles $3,000 to appear on Saturday Night Live, as a gag mocking the full-page ads taken out in the New York Times offering the Beatles millions of dollars to reunite... more »
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A Paul Krugman WI
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From a recent column by Krugman: "Take the United States, which wasn.t damaged in the war. Take per capita real GDP. Give hostages by taking data from 1950 to 1980, which means including the 1980 recession, but stopping at 2007, so that the current slump isn't included. Then here's what you get: Growth in per capita real GDP from 1950 to 1980: 2.2 percent per year... more »
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September 2008
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In _THE BATTLE FOR AMERICA 2008_ by Dan Balz and Haynes Johnson ( Viking 2009), it is assumed that John McCain never had it made (was never assured of winning the presidency). The Bush-Cheney ticket had retired from action the last two years of its second term. Alas, the Democrats who got majority status in 2006 had no gumption to actually... more »
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