Tom Au

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I took a double major in Economics and History in college in the 1970s. My "sweet spot" probably lies at the intersection of those two subjects. For instance, "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes" was really an "economic" admonition--to conserve ammunition.

I am the published author of "A Modern Approach to Graham and Dodd Investing" (Wiley, 2004), an (economic) "history of the future," and the unpublished author of "Axis Overstretch," an economic analysis of World War II.

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Sep 6	comment	How did Poland fare under “personal unions?” @SevenSidedDie: OK, added a third question that allows you to argue that the issues aren't related, (and choose the one you want to answer) while allowing others to treat them if they are related.
Sep 6	revised	How did Poland fare under “personal unions?” added 156 characters in body
Sep 6	comment	How did Poland fare under “personal unions?” The two questions are related. How does it work? is an important corollary of how WELL does it work?
Sep 6	asked	How did Poland fare under “personal unions?”
Sep 3	answered	Why did Britain and France not declare war against the Soviet Union when it invaded Poland in WW2?
Sep 2	comment	What were the causes of the “Dardenelles” fiasco in World War I If knocking Turkey out of the war was so important, why not have a general invasion of Turkey (via, e.g. Smyrna, instead of just a "local" one at the Dardenelles?
Sep 2	reviewed	Approve suggested edit on christianity tag wiki excerpt
Sep 2	reviewed	Close How could Plato know 9,000 year old stories about Atlantis?
Sep 2	reviewed	Leave Open Why Americans like to enroll in military services despite huge risks involved?
Sep 2	accepted	What are the origins of Pakistani laws on “blasphemy?”
Sep 2	asked	What were the causes of the “Dardenelles” fiasco in World War I
Sep 2	revised	What are the origins of Pakistani laws on “blasphemy?” added 14 characters in body
Sep 2	comment	Why is the USA the world's strongest country? @VitalijZadneprovskij: The internet and other forms of communication is making formerly "proprietary" technologies generally available, thereby lessening the advantages formerly enjoyed by the U.S. (and Europe) over Russia, China, India, and the developing worold.
Aug 31	comment	World Wars and economic crises? @T.E.D.: I did mean WWI but your answer supported my theory of "political" crises, including Algeciras, started by our old villain, Kaiser "Bill."
Aug 31	comment	What caused the Iranian 1979 revolution to become Islamic? @MichaelF: Fair enough.
Aug 31	comment	World Wars and economic crises? @Sardathrion: From an American point of view, World War II was more tied to political crises associated with colonialism. Unless you argue that the issues surrounding colonialism constituted an economic crisis.
Aug 31	comment	What caused the Iranian 1979 revolution to become Islamic? I fixed the last sentence and nominate the question for reopening in a modified form.
Aug 31	revised	What caused the Iranian 1979 revolution to become Islamic? fixed last sentence
Aug 31	answered	World Wars and economic crises?
Aug 29	awarded	Nice Answer