Tag: late

Questions for Lockdown Apologists: Why was the virus late to Mexico?

As you can see, there was no significant increase in overall mortality in Mexico City until the week ending on April 19, and then a sudden, sharp rise during the week ending on April 26, which continued on into May. But that is an entire month after similar surges in overall deaths occurred in mo...

Khalid ibn-al Walid and the Fog of Late Antiquity

First off, who was he? In simplest terms, Khalid ibn-al Walid was the most important and successful general in the Muslim Conquests. Largely through his victories and skill, the early Islamic Caliphate militarily expanded from the area around Medina, Saudi Arabia to control much of what is today con...