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Looming essay deadlines
Check out Ben Goldacre’s latest on HIV quackery. It makes the blood boil.
Been pretty tired recently-two essays have been getting to my head. The first I’ve pretty much nailed, which is on the diversity of absolutist states in the seventeenth century (you may yawn, but it’s actually quite interesting). I opted for a rational choice approach, which is fun, as I’ve spent a year trying to bash it.
The other I’ve just been totally lost in. The question is “Is there a direction to history?” As a Latourian, my answer is obvious, but I seem to be going all over the place. Any pointers would be welcome…
