Duels

It's surprising that anyone felt the need even to ask about how and when to fight a duel. It does appear to be an actual question, at least.  Previous research suggested that duels are more common in the First Turning, with examples like The OK Corral and Hamilton v. Burr. One could also look at notable fictional ones, such as shown in Rebel Without a Cause, West Side Story, and Hamlet. If true (it is a meager universe to work with, statistically speaking), one explanation could be that the post-war era we have people who hear stories of the glory of combat. With actual combat in short supply, imitation combat takes its place.

This article, though, looks at items such as the Code Duello, which appears to have been promulgated around the Crisis (I'm not sure what the years are for Ireland, but 1777 was getting to the Fourth in England, at least). Maybe now is about the time people start talking this way. Perhaps honor is making a comeback.