Scenarios about 'states rights'
The political doctrine asserting that individual states within a federal system should retain substantial autonomy and authority over their internal affairs. In American history, states' rights arguments have been invoked in various contexts including slavery debates, civil rights conflicts, and modern regulatory disputes. The concept remains central to discussions about the balance of power between central government and regional authorities in alternate history scenarios exploring different federal arrangements.
What If Federal Education Funding Was Never Established?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the United States federal government never established a system of education funding, dramatically altering the landscape of American education, economic development, and social mobility.
What If The Department of Education Was Never Created?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Jimmy Carter's establishment of the U.S. Department of Education in 1979 failed, fundamentally altering the federal role in American education for decades to come.
What If The American Civil War Never Happened?
Exploring an alternate timeline where the United States resolved its sectional conflicts without descending into civil war, and how this would have transformed American society, slavery, and global politics.