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Sama Says: Time for a History Lesson. Nutrition and Plague in Medieval England.

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This story is fascinating. I love Medieval history, as it was a period that led to earth-shaking changes, not only cultural but environmental and physical, all over the world. Here's what happened in England. The Black Death did not arrive in England to find a well fed population. It arrived to find a generation that …

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Guest Author: Cynical Publius on the courses he would teach at Johns Hopkins if they hire him for “ideological diversity”

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It appears that Johns Hopkins University is making an effort to leaven the 100% Leftist slant of its faculty with some "conservative" additions (scare quotes mine, since this has been tried elsewhere and not succeeded). His list of courses is hilarious, and right on target. And, of course, there's a ZERO chance the university would …

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