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Lessons From History

Lessons From History

Simon Black Sovereignman.com Nearly seven centuries ago in the mid-1300s, the first major outbreak of the Bubonic Plague forced Europeans into some of the harshest social distancing measures in history. As Boccacio wrote in The Decameron in 1353, the hysteria was so extreme that “brother abandoned brother. . . fathers and

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Take a Tour: Pharaoh Ramesses VI Tomb

Take a Tour: Pharaoh Ramesses VI Tomb

As we are all confined to barracks, it is a great opportunity to try new things. How about a virtual tour of a world famous museum or art gallery? Or perhaps a tomb? This one also has lots of art on the walls. Today’s tour is of the Tomb

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News from the Front

News from the Front

AI Uncovers a Potential Treatment for Covid-19 Patients LATE ONE JANUARY afternoon, British pharmacologist Peter Richardson ran out of his home office and told his wife, “Got it!” She asked what he was talking about and offered a cup of tea. Richardson explained that he had identified a drug that

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Take a Tour: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

Take a Tour: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

As we are all confined to barracks, it is a great opportunity to try new things. How about a virtual tour of a world famous museum or art gallery? Since we were in Amsterdam yesterday, let’s pop along the road to the Van Gogh Museum.  Wikipedia tells us: The

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The Most Diabolical Question of All!

The Most Diabolical Question of All!

Mark The question is this: If the lockdown continues, how many more people will die as a result of severe economic collapse rather than from the coronavirus, even if we had not made an attempt to contain it? I’m not talking about secondary deaths due to poverty-related illnesses or

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