What World War II myths are still believed today?
Two Pearl Harbor myths that seem to have real staying power even today. 1 – The US was “lucky” that the aircraft carriers were not in Pearl Harbor…
Will people in the EU and Canada really stop buying American goods because of the tariffs?
German here. Short answer: Yes. Long answer: Things are a bit more complicated then it might first appear for US citizens: First of all, I disagree with boycotting…
Are democrats mentally incapable of understanding that the purpose of tariffs is precisely to make foreign products more expensive in order to help make domestic products more competitive? Are they being deliberately obtuse about this subject?
Absolutely right. So, Donny Joe wants to buy a TV. He sees a Samsung for $300, or a domestic Magnavox for $600. He buys the Samsung and Magnavox…
President Trump said Germans are not buying Chevrolets, but Americans are buying Mercedes. Trump has proposed tariffs on imported German cars in response. Is this an unfair one-way street?
Trump has (as usual) no idea what he’s talking about. Germans are not buying Chevrolets indeed, because Chevrolet makes horrible cars for German standards. They are big, unsafe,…
If the U.S. enacted 200-300% tariffs on China’s entire export economy, would it not lead to a collapse of the Communist Party of China in a matter of weeks?
No, it wouldn’t. Here’s what it would lead to: Finally, your thinking isn’t realistic. Let’s suppose I don’t like what you’ve been posting on Quora. So I decide…
If we live inside the Milky Way Galaxy and no one’s ever left it, how can NASA take pictures of it from the outside?
They can’t. There are no photos from outside the galaxy. Even knowing the precise appearance of the Milky Way is virtually impossible because we can only see it…
What does the summit of Everest look like?
A picture speaks a thousand words! Here it is, step by step: Photo 1: Everest (dark centre peak) seen from about 30 kilometres away, from the south side in…
Jesus had a Chinese brother, and God’s second son turned out to be a Chinese man?
Everyone knows that God has one child, Jesus, but what not many people know is that God has a second son? A Chinese man? He once had a…
Why was Erwin Rommel allowed to choose how he would die?
Thanks to his Africa military service Rommel received a choice according to his son Manfred. The 15-year-old Manfred observed his father entering his mother’s room with his pale…
Why is Jesus not mentioned in any book of history but only in religious literature, such as the Bible?
You mean contemporary historical accounts of Jesus while he was alive. Basically, you want to know why didn’t people write about him and his ministry at the time….