In a book called “The Verneys“* by Adrian Tinniswood (highly recommended) he quotes the following entertaining story from the 17th Century: Thomas Sydenham, a Parliamentary cavalry officer and also a prominent doctor, had an aristocratic patient with deep depression, which nothing seemed to cure. The good doctor interviewed the patient in London and referred him …
Five tips for a woman…. 1. It is important that a man helps you around the house and has a job. 2. It is important that a man makes you laugh. 3. It is important to find a man you can count on! and doesn’t lie to you. 4. It is important that a man …
An inherent contradiction exists in the the liberal world economy. The current globalization of the capitalist market system is transforming the world economic structure and diffusing wealth to a score of countries other than the previously dominant West.  This is having the inevitable effect of undermining the hegemony of thwe United States at so rapid …
The more Democrats know about global warming, the more concerned they are. But Republicans who consider themselves well informed on the topic are no more worried than those who profess ignorance. This is because conservative news sources are highly sceptical of climate science, say a pair of political psychologists at Stanford University. (New Scientist, 31 …
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Seeking luxuries (extravagant food, excessive drink or sex) creates anxiety in our minds and disturbance in our bodies.
