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Secondhand Somalia

So they arrested this poor Somali kid who’s got so many reasons to feel like a hated outcast that — in his adolescent brain — the possibility of death is no doubt less horrible than the thought of going one … Continue reading

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FDA to Mandate Extremely Graphic Terrifying Images on Cigarette Packs to Deter Smokers

They’re the grossest pictures I’ve seen this side of a medical dictionary, I must admit. The FDA is responding to brilliant studies – like the one that came out of Sam Walton School of Business (Walmart? That’s got to mean … Continue reading

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Iberian Some Reasonably Good News

Like many people educated in the U.S., I was taught to have a negative view of the history of Spain. Ruthless colonialists, Inquisitors, fascist Hemmingway villains, machismo-addled bull torturers, etc. So it’s been a revelation to see 21st century Spain … Continue reading

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The Cruelest Claim

I always thought that singling out secondhand smoke as a possible cause for SIDS was out of line – even in the overblown world of potential dangers of secondhand smoke. Doctors really don’t know what causes Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, … Continue reading

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