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Beards Across History and Modern Beards Debate
An editor’s note introduces a long essay on beards titled Beards A Minority Report. It parcels through centuries of religious, royal, and social controls over facial hair, from ancient Egypt and Diogenes to medieval councils and Elizabeth I taxes, ending with a cheeky forecast that even Santa Claus and Uncle Sam might face beard bans in the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Cote
Nebraska University
Santa Claus
Uncle Sam
University of Nebraska
Milwaukee
Marquette University
Father Marquette
Riverside
California
Seattle
Richmond
Professional Institute
Brothers of the Brush
Gillette
Diogenes
Corinth
Reginald Reynolds
Limoges
St. Peter
Garden of Eden
Adam
Orderic Vitalis
Vitalis
Daddy-O
St. Columbanus
England
London
Wulfstan
Worcester
Anselm
CIO
AMA
Teamsters
Philip IV
France
Nevermore
Elizabeth I
Bess
U.S
Abe Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Voltaire
Lactantius
Jeffries