Western Civilization

A defense of Western culture and civilization without apologies by Miguel A. Faria, MD

Note: The article below, written years ago provided one of several springboard for my narrative for chapters in my book, Controversies in Medicine and Neuroscience: Through the Prism of History, Neurobiology, and Bioethics (2023), which of course provided much more information on this topic, not only in neurobiology but also on the history, politics, and […]

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Scotland and Britain and the historic referendum for Scottish independence — a disinterested view from afar by Miguel A. Faria, MD

After a highly charged two-year campaign, the Scottish people have spoken, and the final vote and tally completed. On September 18, 2014, Scotland voted on the issue of Scottish independence in a massive referendum. The result being that Scotland would stay within the United Kingdom after all — rejecting, by a decisive vote, the call

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The Story of the Mamlukes by British Commander Glubb Pasha (1897-1986)

Soldiers of Fortune: The Story of the Mamlukes (1973) is another undiscovered gem of a book by a scholar, historian, author, and soldier, a British Lieutenant General, Sir John B. Glubb (1897-1986), better known as Glubb Pasha by the Arabs he commanded in the Middle East in his many years of service while in the

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