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Did the Soviets allow doctor-patient confidentiality? Were your medical records private? Did any communist regimes have private medical records? What about confession to a priest, or talking to a lawyer - where these private?

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Do we know any more today about what the last hours of Laika, the first dog in space, were like?

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Who directed Shakespeare's plays?

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Has any country ever instituted a referendum to decide to go to war? Has a referendum on war ever been used?

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What ever happened to the weapons sold during Iran-Contra? Were the TOWs used?

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What did ordinary Communist Party members and society at large in China take "Socialism with Chinese Characteristics" to mean? What was the common person's interpretation?

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Newspaper coverage of the Lincoln-Douglas debates was intense. Newspapers across the United States reprinted transcripts in full, with some partisan edits." What were the edits and would readers be aware they were reading 'edited' copy?

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Its been over two years since the publication of The History Manifesto by David Armitage and Jo Guldi. What has been the impact of the call for more activist, longer focussed works?

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When did professional political lobbying firms first emerge?

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I am looking out at a beautiful natural setting. How do I discover who's responsible for keeping it this way? We don't build monuments to environmental victories. There is nothing to see.

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did the Soviets allow doctor-patient confidentiality? Were your medical records private? Did any communist regimes have private medical records? What about confession to a priest, or talking to a lawyer - where these private?	392
Do we know any more today about what the last hours of Laika, the first dog in space, were like?	249
Who directed Shakespeare's plays?	63
Has any country ever instituted a referendum to decide to go to war? Has a referendum on war ever been used?	43
What ever happened to the weapons sold during Iran-Contra? Were the TOWs used?	32
What did ordinary Communist Party members and society at large in China take "Socialism with Chinese Characteristics" to mean? What was the common person's interpretation?	29
Newspaper coverage of the Lincoln-Douglas debates was intense. Newspapers across the United States reprinted transcripts in full, with some partisan edits." What were the edits and would readers be aware they were reading 'edited' copy?	15
Its been over two years since the publication of The History Manifesto by David Armitage and Jo Guldi. What has been the impact of the call for more activist, longer focussed works?	11
When did professional political lobbying firms first emerge?	9
I am looking out at a beautiful natural setting. How do I discover who's responsible for keeping it this way? We don't build monuments to environmental victories. There is nothing to see.	9