Tag: Alternate History
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What If Roosevelt Survived Milwaukee, Won the Presidency, and Then Died in Office?
#WhatIf Roosevelt wins in 1912, then dies of his Milwaukee wound eight months into office. Hiram Johnson inherits a rudderless Progressive Party, a fractured coalition, and a Mexican Revolution that a weakened White House cannot manage with the coherence Wilson brought to it.
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What If Roosevelt Had Been Killed Outright in Milwaukee?
#WhatIf Teddy Roosevelt is killed outright in 1912 Milwaukee, and Taft — Cincinnati-born and Over-the-Rhine adjacent — leverages his father’s German-American networks to fracture the Irish Democratic machines at the moment they are least able to protect their own coalition partners.
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What If Roosevelt’s Milwaukee Wound Had Been Fatal — But Slowly?
Roosevelt wins the 1912 election while mortally wounded, then dies before the inauguration. What follows mirrors the 1876 Tilden-Hayes crisis — a constitutional fight over whether the Electoral College can legally seat Hiram Johnson as president. #WhatIf
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What If: Edict of Nantes Had Never Been Revoked
Louis XIV’s revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685 led to significant Huguenot emigration, causing economic decline in France and political repercussions across Europe.
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What If Jesse Jackson Won the 1988 Election?
Rev. Jesse Jackson, who passed away in 2026, profoundly impacted American politics through his civil rights activism and presidential campaigns, shaping discussions on democracy and race.
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Book Review: Harry Turtledove Southern Victory Series
Harry Turtledove’s Southern Victory series examines an alternate history where the Confederacy wins the Civil War, exploring its implications through complex characters and insightful themes.
