The Fall and Rise of Deirdre McCloskey
April 15th, 2009Deirdre McCloskey suffered on Easter Sunday a perforated ulcer of her duodenum. That is, the ulcer, of which she had had no knowledge and only very recent symptoms (a fever since Tuesday night of 101.3 degrees, and greatly reduced appetite), at 5 am Sunday broke right through the duodenum, and filled her abdomen with air (more…)

