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The US, like many other European countries, had significant developments in rail and rapid transit in the 19th and early 20th century. Why did the US choose to subsidize cars instead?

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Did capitalism evolve from feudalism as Marx described?

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In the 1600s Descartes popularized the notion of a mind and body separate from each other but still interacting; To what extent was this a radical break from traditional western european theology? What would someone during the medieval age or renaissance say about the soul?

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Is there anything in the literature that tries to draw a parallel between the rise of "free cities" and merchant city-states of the past, and the more recent rise of city-states like Hong Kong and Singapore?

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German Jews had lived alongside the Germans for 1000 years, spoke German, ate German food, worked middle class jobs, had German names, and looked white. How could their dehumanization have continued for so long?

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Were there any extensive early american(pre-1776) societies/communities that were anarchic?

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Was usury actually prohibited/socially condemned and exclusive to the Jews in late medieval and early Renaissance Italy?

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When and why was education made compulsory by states?

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In the Jewish Bible, there is almost no mention of incarceration. What are some good socio-political analyses of justice in this time period?

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Was pederasty something actually practiced by a significant amount of people throughout history? Why was it not condemned as child abuse?

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The US, like many other European countries, had significant developments in rail and rapid transit in the 19th and early 20th century. Why did the US choose to subsidize cars instead?	460
Did capitalism evolve from feudalism as Marx described?	128
In the 1600s Descartes popularized the notion of a mind and body separate from each other but still interacting; To what extent was this a radical break from traditional western european theology? What would someone during the medieval age or renaissance say about the soul?	27
Is there anything in the literature that tries to draw a parallel between the rise of "free cities" and merchant city-states of the past, and the more recent rise of city-states like Hong Kong and Singapore?	18
German Jews had lived alongside the Germans for 1000 years, spoke German, ate German food, worked middle class jobs, had German names, and looked white. How could their dehumanization have continued for so long?	15
Were there any extensive early american(pre-1776) societies/communities that were anarchic?	9
Was usury actually prohibited/socially condemned and exclusive to the Jews in late medieval and early Renaissance Italy?	7
When and why was education made compulsory by states?	7
In the Jewish Bible, there is almost no mention of incarceration. What are some good socio-political analyses of justice in this time period?	6
Was pederasty something actually practiced by a significant amount of people throughout history? Why was it not condemned as child abuse?	6