Back in the days when women had 6 children each, on average, rulers could squander huge numbers of young men in wars, sure that in peacetime, the population would bounce back. It's why the carna… (View Post)

A truly depressing statistic. (View Post)

I would have thought those notes were very admissible. (View Post)

I would not be surprised if some deep-Red State legislature passed anti-miscegenation legislation. (View Post)

There's been a notable lack of successful wars of conquest, since 1945. It's far less expensive now, to acquire resources by trade, than by waging war, and having to maintain an army of occ… (View Post)