Once, herbs could be seen hanging from rafters in homes, brewing in teas on the hearth, or stored safely in cupboards for times of plague or injury. Romans took them to the battlefield, monks used them to treat the infirm, and midwives administered them to ease labor. So when did herbs become so outdated? In the
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Once, we told stories of rescuing women in distress. Now, we hand them a prescription for assisted suicide. Two young women in the Netherlands, Jolanda Fun and Zoraya ter Beek, have recently done media interviews explaining their respective decisions to pursue euthanasia, despite being physically healthy. Fun, who planned to end her life on her 34th birthday
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Pro-Palestine protests have erupted on college campuses across the United States. Columbia University in New York City was the first to revolt. Weeks later, demonstrations and encampments have popped up at over 40 colleges nationwide, all calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and divestments against Israel. The impact on college life has been palpable. On
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Imagine a scientist who decided to reject every scientific experiment or study that had come before him and would trust only scientific principles that he demonstrated with his own experiments. Naturally, he would completely handicap himself. In his arrogance, he’d accomplish very little with his science, since he’d be hard at work re-demonstrating every scientific
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Spring has arrived and, with it, all the spring activities of hobby farm life. There is so much to do that I have to work hard to pace myself! April in particular is a very exciting month for homeschooling and homesteading. There is garden planning, flowers to be collected and made into jelly, and nature
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In his famous essay The Law, Frédéric Bastiat explains how many who object to the free market and liberty create a false dichotomy between having the government provide some service and the service’s abolition altogether: Socialism, like the old policy from which it emanates, confounds Government and society. And so, every time we object to a
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