On Twitter last week, I asked those born BEFORE 1982 and those born AFTER to tell us what age they were first allowed outside to do things like walk to school or to a friend’s place. And yes, I goofed. If you were born IN 1982, you basically don’t exist. No poll for you! That’s
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It was mid-December when I came home from my medical practice and told my wife I was not feeling well. She felt ill also. The symptoms were many—fatigue, cough, and a fast heart rate to name a few—and it took about two weeks for most of the illnesses’ effects to work their way out of
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The “Godfather of Grunge,” ’60s rock star Neil Young, seems to be making a comeback lately, at least in news headlines. The Grammy award-winning musician made waves when he threatened to remove—eventually doing so—his music from the streaming service Spotify, because of that company’s continued hosting of Joe Rogan’s podcast. Young disagreed with recent Rogan
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Denmark took the lead in Europe this week, scrapping virtually all pandemic restrictions as the Scandinavian country of 5 million announced it no longer considers COVID-19 “a socially critical disease.” Denmark’s move came the same week that health ministers in the United Kingdom announced plans to terminate an order forcing all NHS staff to get
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Americans are fed up with racial preferences. More than three-quarters of Americans believe President Joe Biden should consider “all possible nominees” to succeed retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, rather than only Black women, according to a new poll. Likewise, nearly three-quarters of Americans, including a majority of Hispanic and black people, oppose affirmative action.
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Recently I was flipping through A Child’s History of the World, by Virgil Hillyer. I never used this classic textbook with my own children or my students, and now regret that oversight. Hillyer writes well and simply about the past and sometimes with a wry sense of humor, as evidenced by these lines:
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