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The Glory and Legacy of the Ancient Roman Republic by Miguel A. Faria, MD

The ancient Romans expanded their power and influence by treaties, alliances, and wars, eventually controlling the Italian peninsula, assimilating the neighboring Etruscan culture to the northeast and the Greek culture in the southern part of the peninsula. From Italy, the Roman power extended over the littoral Mediterranean, gradually incorporating a large part of Europe, Asia […]

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A Tale of Two Revolutions: Revisiting the American and French Revolutions by David Codrea

As monarchs go, Louis XVI of France wasn’t such a bad guy. He was a devout Christian who wanted to better his subjects’ lives by abolishing torture and involuntary servitude, granting “liberty of conscience” to Protestants, improving conditions in prisons and hospitals, and arguing against warrants that allowed for imprisonment without trial, among other reforms.

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Book Review—Contrasting Ideals and Ends in the American and French Revolutions by Miguel A. Faria, MD. Reviewed by Robert A. Waters

Published at the end of 2024 by Cambridge Scholars Publishing in Great Britain, this book contrasts two revolutions. They each took place at about the same time in history, i.e., the American Revolution started in 1765 while the French Revolution began in 1789. However, the differences in rationale and causes of the two rebellions could

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“Corpses of the drowned” by Robert A. Waters

“To choose one’s victims, to prepare one’s plans minutely, to slake an implacable vengeance, and then go to bed…there is nothing sweeter in the world.” —Joseph Stalin In his far-sweeping book about communism, Dr. Miguel Faria, Jr. describes a hellish nightmare. Almost every page drips with the blood of victims, most unknown, but many high-ranking,

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Review of Controversies in Medicine and Neuroscience: Through the Prism of History, Neurobiology, and Bioethics by Miguel A. Faria, MD. Reviewed by Russell L. Blaylock, MD

I have known Dr. Miguel A. Faria for a very long time. He is a brilliant neurosurgeon, exceptional writer, and has written a great number of incredible opinion pieces as well as books on an array of medical subjects. His latest book, Controversies in Medicine and Neuroscience: Through the Prism of History, Neurobiology, and Bioethics

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