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Equal Employment Opportunity -- the diversity police one might say

I disagree in part. The premise was fine, but the characters were non-optimal. From day one it appeared that the casting was done by the EEO office and NOT with an intent of having the characters fit together well. Diversity is fine, but shouldn't be THE driving force in character...

I said D, but the real answer is that it varied. In much of the pre-war and early war period (36-40), he pushed the military beyond their comfort zone and it worked great (though in part because the allies were foolish). However, he repeatedly demanded clinging to plans long after they were...

True, but Lee still took a greater proportion of casualties overall than Grant even though he could afford it far less. He sometimes attacked when he should have defended.

I guess I didn't even note that it was in post-1900. That makes it much harder, though your scenario is perhaps the most likely of the unlikely. However, I think it would likely be terrorists, not a sizable armed force. But just think of what a mess that hostage situation would be.

While that's true at present, many years ago the panhandle represented a larger portion of the population (esp. non-native population) of the state since it has some of the oldest (non-native) settlements).

That's true of Lend Lease later in the war. Lend Lease earlier in the war (esp. 1941), might have made the difference between the Russians being defeated at Moscow or pushing the Germans back. For example, the Russians lost HUGE numbers of tanks in Jun-Dec 1941 and had only 700 tanks to...

In short, it would work much better but very differently. The strikes would all be more precise, taking a handful of planes to definitely destroy a particular target instead of the hundreds it could take in WWII. In general, there would be far more concern collateral damage to non-targets...

True, but with all that oil (and several key bases), it's harder to argue against

Until German production is directly affected, every mile farther West the Russo-German clashes occur favors the Germans: - Better air cover - Shorter logistics tail for them and longer for the Russians - Generally better weather - Germans get the defensive multiplier instead of the Russians ...

Agreed. Certainly the Red Army was the major destructor of the Heer. I was just pointing out that they didn't do it alone and could not have. In a way, Lend-Lease (from US and UK) was production that saved blood, but it was production they could send before they were ready to commit large...

I have some qualms with your claim that "There is no doubt that the Red Army was the engine that defeated the Reich." It may have been the prime mover or the largest contributor, but I think "the engine" overstates the matter a bit. It likely would not have succeed without: Diversion of...

The only viable change I can see post 1900 would be changing when they're admitted as states. Both could be delayed several years or they could be let in (more) separately. Hawaii would probably be admitted first (as Eisenhower and others wanted) and Alaska might be several years later...

While there may be merit to some theory of theological renewal/evolution, none of these other cycles involve the leader of one faith renouncing his status and position to join another.

The only way I can see this happening is if, during the Muslim raid on Rome, the pope is captured and forced to convert. If that happened, he'd either repudiate it once freed or he'd be declared apostate and be replaced.

I don't think DS9 ever got the necessary ratings/audience to easily justify a movie, especially since the STNG movies weren't super successful. If a DS9 movie was seriously considered, I think they'd probably first introduce the cast/setting (to the movie going audience) in another movie...

If the Constitution attempt fails, they'll likely stay with the Articles of Confederation for a while. If ultimately, they decide to break apart, some of the states will immediately work to form federations with others. So, you might wind up with A) Southern: GA, NC, and SC. B) NE: MA...

As many noted, it depends on one's definition of 'winning' and it wasn't likely in any case. I'll answer two ways: 1) I think they could have won (in the sense of the US giving up and letting some of the CSA go) if they had done much better in 1863. Won Gettysburg, held Vicksburg, and maybe...

Actually it DID max the size at 435.

I think a court case could potentially impact HOW they're allocated, but I don't think they could reasonably conclude that the number MUST be 100, 500, or 5K. The only thing I can think of that might lead to a larger House would be if there was less rural/urban apportionment controversy such...