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Misbah's avatar

Michael, a newcomer to your site, which I'm thoroughly enjoying. Have/will you do an article on how China combined being a totalitarian/authoritarian state but also increased productivity?

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Misbah's avatar

Thanks, a lot of material to plough through. Post cold war, would you not class the invasion of Iraq in 2003 a predatory action by the US?

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Michael Magoon's avatar

Not sure what that has to do with the topic of this article…

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Misbah's avatar

Yes, not directly relevant, more relevant to your over arching framework.

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Jill's avatar

What happened to AC and BC?

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Michael Magoon's avatar

The convention within the profession has changed to Before Common Era (BCE) and Common Era (CE). I am not sure that I am entirely consistent in my writing, but I try…

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Era#History_of_the_use_of_the_CE/BCE_abbreviation

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