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Fascinating. From the BBC Evidence found at the ancient Soutra Hospital site, in Scotland, suggests the medieval Augustine monks also knew how to amputate limbs, fashion surgical instruments, induce birth, stop scurvy and even create hangover cures. The excavations at Soutra have also unearthed fragments of pottery vessels that were once used for storing medicines…

Really interesting post from Alicia the Midwife on Dr. John Hart, the Catholic whose work contributed to so many features of modern life…and not in a good way.

..over at The Corner over the past few days there’s been massive discussion between Ramesh Ponnuru and John Podhoretz over life issues. Because I’ve been traveleing Ive not had the energy to scroll through it all. Is there anything I should be noting? Help me in my sloth…

Two posts: Ross Douhat But granting all this, I don’t see any acceptable theory of justice in war that allows for what we did to those two Japanese cities. If you want to scrap jus in bello entirely, and argue that in war all moral rules must be suspended, and the only goal should be…
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