Even before the outbreak of Covid-19, the image of modern medicine in developed countries has for some time been one of ruthless…
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When historians delve into the murky waters of totalitarianism, colored by the bloody unwashed hands of political tyrants, they often highlight the…
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We envision the history of our cities to be a step-by-step sequence of accomplishments, from small settlements to towns to the sprawling…
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There’s a famous episode of The Simpsons in which Bart gets a job as Krusty’s assistant on his TV show and proceeds…
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So you’re feeling achy, sneezy, congested, or queasy due to contracting a cold. In that case, you might want to check out…
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What kind of people ended up in a lunatic asylum? Melancholy teenagers? Violent criminals? Unmarried mothers? Most of the hundreds of thousands…
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They say that “timing is everything.” It’s not just what you do, but when you do it, and you are about to…
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The Byzantine Empire was actually the Roman Empire, just further East. It existed from the year 330 AD all the way until…
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Living through a global pandemic, it can seem like the news has slipped into an endless cycle of misery and despair. But…
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If ever we needed a real-world example of the mythological Pandora’s box, the French Revolution would suffice. What began in the late…