“To be clear, the Roman Empire didn’t end because everybody was having sex. No civilization was ever toppled by “too much sexy time”—except for Bavaria in 1848, but that is an unrelated (if delightful) story.” — Jennifer Wright Copy Share Image
“Whenever someone casually refers to “the history of civilization” in a way that does not jibe with the history of civilization as I extensively, constantly, read about it, I like to research their favorite books to see where they are… — Jennifer Wright Copy Share Image
“To be clear, the Roman Empire didn’t end because everybody was having sex. No civilization was ever toppled by “too much sexy time”—except for… — Jennifer Wright Copy Share Image
“At the time, though, vaccination was controversial. Many were opposed.” — Jennifer Wright Copy Share Image
“This may be the most insane, ineffective cure in the world, but if you have the opportunity to travel back in time, please go… — Jennifer Wright Copy Share Image
“Well, Zimbabwe now has a higher immunization rate for one-year-olds against measles (around 95 percent) than the United States does. So do 112 other… — Jennifer Wright Copy Share Image
“Persecuting religious minorities is always ill-advised, every single time it occurs in history. I have never in my research found an instance where a… — Jennifer Wright Copy Share Image
“Do you know my absolute favorite story about the author of The Age of Innocence ? It’s that she did all of her writing,… — Jennifer Wright Copy Share Image
“When we are electing government officials, it is not stupid to ask yourself, “If a plague broke out, do I think this person could… — Jennifer Wright Copy Share Image
“Male writers, especially male writers during the 1960s, somehow tricked people into thinking that they were demigods because they had an understanding of language.” — Jennifer Wright Copy Share Image
“It is telling that, historically, quarantines extended primarily to those who had less wealth, power, and social clout.” — Jennifer Wright Copy Share Image
“If you were a peasant and someone said, “If you live in a sewer, the bubonic plague won’t kill you,” your reaction likely wouldn’t… — Jennifer Wright Copy Share Image
“Ask the Aztecs and the Incas whether or not they would have liked to have access to vaccines. Oh, wait, you can't. They're dead.… — Jennifer Wright Copy Share Image
“(Fun fact: you can’t kill someone by finely grinding up glass and mixing it in their food. Either they’d be able to detect it,… — Jennifer Wright Copy Share Image
“Parents refusing to vaccinate their children are doing something akin to allowing their kids to run about in traffic because they are irrationally afraid… — Jennifer Wright Copy Share Image
“Feel free to start using Walter Jackson Freeman II as an insult directed toward people you hate. Almost no one will get the reference,… — Jennifer Wright Copy Share Image
“This might be a good time to mention that if you learn about an airborne virus that seems to be killing otherwise healthy young… — Jennifer Wright Copy Share Image
