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Conspiracism
Collin G Brooke • 10 cards
The Berlin press badgered the Prussian ruler, Frederick William IV, to do something about the disaster. Finally, the public outcry forced the government to form a commission of investigation, under the direction of the Privy Councillor for Health. Rudolf Virchow’s “strongest desire” was fulfilled when he was named medical officer to the commission.
... See moreSherwin B. Nuland • Doctors: The Biography of Medicine
He was “Palestine’s national leader”12 when he made his alliance with Hitler and played an active role in the Holocaust.
Alan Dershowitz • The Case for Israel
even though Jews were shattered politically and scattered geographically, they were still a nation. Even at such a time they are bound by a covenant of mutual responsibility. Jewish fate and destiny are indivisible.
Jonathan Sacks • To Heal a Fractured World: The Ethics of Responsibility
Its simplest expression was formulated by Holocaust historian Yehudah Bauer: Thou shalt not be a bystander.
Jonathan Sacks • To Heal a Fractured World: The Ethics of Responsibility
In August 2013, I happened upon a paper titled “The Silent Fire: ODAP and the Death of Christopher McCandless,” by Ronald Hamilton, which appeared to solve the conundrum. Hamilton’s essay, posted online, presented hitherto unknown evidence that the wild potato plant was in fact highly toxic, contrary to the assurances of Treadwell, Clausen, and app
... See moreJon Krakauer • Into the Wild
