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A few questions about mercenaries: (i) What motivated leaders/states to rely on mercenaries? Under what circumstances? (ii) Given that they are purely profit-motivated, how were mercenaries used efficiently? What kinds of actions? (iii) Why did mercenaries fall out of favor by the 19th/20th century?

43 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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JEP study: The biggest corporate tax cut in US history (TCJA 2017) reduced corporate tax revenue by 40%, increased corporate investment by 11%, and boosted economic growth and wages, although by far less than advertised by the TCJA's proponents.

40 upvotes • r/neoliberal

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Why were military leaders so convinced that offensive advantages were so much greater than defense prior to WWI and vice versa prior to WWII (at least in the case of French leaders)?

39 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What's academic historians' take on cliometrics (the application of economic methods and theories to history)?

37 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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There Was No Biden Doctrine. That’s the Point – “Far from being an idealist driven to spread democracy, commerce, protection of human rights or some other value, Biden is a practitioner of realpolitik, though with an internationalist flair.” (Paul Poast)

36 upvotes • r/IRstudies

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It's common in historical fiction for leaders of different factions to seek each other out during battle and basically duel until death. Are there any examples of this actually happening?

32 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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A recent Cracked article claims that Prohibition was a success -- was it really??

31 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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APSR study: Two New Deal programs (WPA, PWA) provided massive government subsidies to hire workers in the Great Depression. The WPA, wherein the government hired workers directly, substantially increased voter support for the Democrats. The PWA, which subsidized private sector employment, did not.

27 upvotes • r/neoliberal

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How did so many Middle-Eastern countries (Iraq, Syria, Bahrain) come to be ruled by minority religious sects?

20 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Prisoner Deals Stoke Fears of Perverse ‘Incentive’ to Grab Americans

18 upvotes • r/IRstudies

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A few questions about mercenaries: (i) What motivated leaders/states to rely on mercenaries? Under what circumstances? (ii) Given that they are purely profit-motivated, how were mercenaries used efficiently? What kinds of actions? (iii) Why did mercenaries fall out of favor by the 19th/20th century?	43	AskHistorians
JEP study: The biggest corporate tax cut in US history (TCJA 2017) reduced corporate tax revenue by 40%, increased corporate investment by 11%, and boosted economic growth and wages, although by far less than advertised by the TCJA's proponents.	40	neoliberal
Why were military leaders so convinced that offensive advantages were so much greater than defense prior to WWI and vice versa prior to WWII (at least in the case of French leaders)?	39	AskHistorians
What's academic historians' take on cliometrics (the application of economic methods and theories to history)?	37	AskHistorians
There Was No Biden Doctrine. That’s the Point – “Far from being an idealist driven to spread democracy, commerce, protection of human rights or some other value, Biden is a practitioner of realpolitik, though with an internationalist flair.” (Paul Poast)	36	IRstudies
It's common in historical fiction for leaders of different factions to seek each other out during battle and basically duel until death. Are there any examples of this actually happening?	32	AskHistorians
A recent Cracked article claims that Prohibition was a success -- was it really??	31	AskHistorians
APSR study: Two New Deal programs (WPA, PWA) provided massive government subsidies to hire workers in the Great Depression. The WPA, wherein the government hired workers directly, substantially increased voter support for the Democrats. The PWA, which subsidized private sector employment, did not.	27	neoliberal
How did so many Middle-Eastern countries (Iraq, Syria, Bahrain) come to be ruled by minority religious sects?	20	AskHistorians
Prisoner Deals Stoke Fears of Perverse ‘Incentive’ to Grab Americans	18	IRstudies