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I would be interested in the boards opinion on what are the most viable methods for a government to raise revenue without the onerous imposition of direct taxes (including duties/levees etc). By viable I mean can the proposed measure generate sufficient revenue to cover state expenditure. I...

What is the earliest that the Sharps rifle could be manufactured? Originally patented in 1848, how far back can you go before you lose the necessary skills in gun smithing/engineering/metallurgy to produce it?

How does a victorious continental power bring Britain to the peace table in an ATL WWII analogue? Blame the recent spate of Sealion TL's for this question. Strategic bombing, although likely to be tried, is most likely to be ineffective. Blockade requires a significant navy which is...

Is it possible for a centralist (for want of a better description - an ideology covering the centre of the political spectrum) ideology to be the driving force behind a totalitarian dictatorship or other highly authoritarian governmental system? What would be the necessary pre-conditions for...

Thanks to Shackel for reminding me of this idea (Viking Morocco). What are the chances of a permament norse settlement in the cape region of south africa (say between 800-1000AD)? What would be the impact of such a settlement on the development of africa? It would probably be an easier...

Is it possible for the newly freed slaves, and any interested free african-americans, to be re-settled in one of the western territories thereby creating (at a later date) one or more states where african-americans are in the majority? What would be the effects on the USA if such a plan was...