Around 9:40am, on Saturday November 1st, 1755, the earth shook in Lisbon. Likely a 8.5 magnitude on the Richter scale, […]
The Nun Who Chose Abortion Over Her Vows
It wasn’t until 8:45 a.m. on February 23, 1983, that the Sisters of Mercy in Detroit learned that Archbishop Edmund […]
Marked: Birthmarks and Historical Myths of Maternal Responsibility
“You ate a lot of strawberries when you were pregnant with that baby, didn’t you?” When I was a child, […]
“Filmitis”: When Movie Fandom Became a Medical Condition
In 1916, when Hollywood cinema first emerged, “filmitis” debuted in US cultural debate as “the most modern of diseases, the […]
“Working for Our Lives:” How One Colorado Women’s Clinic Redefined Healthcare Amid Conservative Backlash.
In 2022 the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, putting safe and legal abortion on the chopping block around the […]
Transatlantic Diagnostics: A Tale of Divergences in the History of Autism
A comparative analysis of how France and the United States have scientifically investigated autism over the course of the later […]
After the Spike: A Liberal Argument for More Babies
“The Spike” – that is what demographer-economists Dean Spears and Michael Geruso call the dramatic rise in the world population […]
The Strange Case of Henrietta Wiley: A Habitual Drunkard’s Journey Through Guardianship and the Asylum
In the 1880s, a court declared that Henrietta Wiley – a wealthy New York heiress and socialite – was a […]
Can a King be Disabled? Leprosy, Power, and Colonialism in an Indonesian Sultan’s Portrait
A middle-aged, mustached man dressed in a luxuriously decorated jacket and with a thick golden chain across his chest looks […]
Understaffing and Underperformance: A Cautionary Tale from the Veterans Health Administration’s Troubled Past
In March 2025, the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced its goal to lay off over fifteen percent of […]
