The web’s extremely popular teacher of obscure history, CGPGrey, has finally returned from his month long web hiatus. Now, he discusses the strange phenomenon that is countries inside of other countries.
Last week, the world was shaken when the pope announced he would be stepping down from his post. And that got CGPGrey thinking. How exactly does one become the pope of the Christian world?
Though the only official requirements to be anointed as pope are to be a Catholic man, when broken down, it is revealed to be much more complicated.
The web’s favorite teacher of obscure history and political science, Mr. CGPGrey, has returned to deliver another enlightening lesson. In this episode, he discusses the political nightmare that seems to return to the headlines over and over. The United States Debt Limit.
CGPGrey asks a very important question that is very telling of the times. Can Texas secede from the Union? Unsurprisingly, Texas has actually–for realz–tried to secede in the past, and the Supreme Court even ruled states cannot secede. But, what if?
It may seem like bad planning by the fathers of this great country, but it’s actually possible for the election for the president of America to end in a tie.
When a citizen votes, that vote goes to their district in the electoral college. But there are 538 votes in the college, an even number. CGPGrey asks the great question, “What happens if it ends in a tie?”
Not so surprisingly, a whole bunch of a bureaucratic nonsense takes place instead of common sense.
