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What was Guns and Firearm policy in Socialist Yugoslavia? Could ordinary people acquire a gun if they wanted? If yes, how easy was it do so?	185
In his famous "Brahmin Left vs Merchant Right" paper, Thomas Piketty showed that across the developed West there was a steady shift of college educated voters from right to left from 1950s with left parties winning majorities amongst them later. What are historical reasons for this dramatic shift?	177
Did the Soviet Union receive immigrants apart from some Americans in 1930's? Did the Government have an official Immigration policy?	168
It is said that the Supreme Court nominations in the United States before late 1980's was largely ceremonial affair with little controversy and questioning and opposition. Is this true? If yes, then what changed it?	168
[Atheism] In the 2000s, new atheism became a massive subculture online and was socio-cultural phenomenon even in the real life in the US and outside. What were the precursors of this? Was there any buildup to it in 90s?	165
Today, Somalia is often invoked, sometimes jokingly, as an example of anarchism. What exactly happened there in 1991? How did it become a "stateless" society?	161
The University of Texas massacre in 1966 was the deadliest mass public shooting in US when it occurred. Was there contentious debates on gun policy and civilian firearm ownership like today in the aftermath of shooting?	159
In the 1980's NZ carried out a radical economic reform in which all the farm subsidies were abolished and sector became entirely market oriented. How was NZ able to carry it out without opposition while other developed countries were not which continue to subsidise it even as if it is very small?	158
The Sino-Soviet split famously divided the world communist movement. Did the USSR and Eastern bloc countries themsleves see an emergence of a "Maoist faction" within the party or as underground sect?	146
How successful were worker managed firms in Socialist Yugoslavia?What role did managers play in it and how did it differ from traditional Capitalist Enterprise?	143

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