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Who rejects allopathic* medicine? Quacks

*Allopathic medicine, or allopathy, is an archaic and derogatory label originally used by 19th-century homeopaths to describe heroic medicine, the precursor of modern evidence-based medicine. — Wikipedia My mom used to slam the term “quack” on any practitioner of non-scientific … Continue reading

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1) I loathe Lenin. Here is why

It’s been sitting on my desk for a few weeks now, the great biography of Lenin by Victor Sebesteyn, to which I’ve referred numerous times. The reason it’s there? Because I see many Post-Its in turquoise and neon green sticking … Continue reading

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