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The Waning of the Modern Age
Acton Commentary· 8 hours agoWhen I turned 73 last year, I reread Waning and saw what the autumn of medieval European life, now six centuries gone, has in common with today’s...
Radioactive drugs strike cancer with precision
Knowable Magazine via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe drug, marketed as Lutathera, quickly won approval from European and US regulators alike. That’s when Novartis took notice. Although the Swiss drug...
Study: Current BMI Obesity Guidelines May Be Inaccurate for Those Over Age 40
Health via Yahoo News· 7 days ago“It is likely that the changes in body composition across the lifespan can lead to higher obesity at...
As US Open begins residency at Pinehurst, no doubting Scottish influence across Sandhills
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo Sports· 3 days agoSouth-central North Carolina has deep Scottish roots dating to the 1700s, when Scottish emigrants...
D-Day and the Threat of Total War | by Robert Skidelsky - Project Syndicate
Project Syndicate· 1 day agoThe ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day on June 6 commemorated the thousands of young...
A 28-year-old is the face of France’s far right: Who is Jordan Bardella?
Washington Post· 6 days agoBardella is being widely hailed for the National Rally’s triumph in last week’s European elections,...
DNA says you’re related to a Viking, a medieval German Jew or a 1700s enslaved African? What a...
San Francisco Chronicle· 7 hours ago(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary...
Nigel Farage hopes this Brexit town will finally elect him to Parliament
Washington Post· 6 days agoCLACTON-ON-SEA, England — This is a little Brexit town, straining against stubborn poverty, alarmed...
A search for a biological father, and the surprise of a lifetime
CBS News· 2 days agoMatt Katz is a lifelong Mets fan. "And because I had for many years no contact with my birth father,...
1776: The Year That Changed Everything
Acton Commentary· 7 days agoAccording to Ron Swanson, the gruff libertarian of the TV show Parks and Recreation, “History began on July 4, 1776. Everything else was a mistake.” Andrew Wilson partially agrees, although ...
