A pretty drastic-sounding AIDS treatment
The Rwandan government recently decided to recommend male circumcision as a method of dealing with a rising AIDS rate. There have been studies that…
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My preferred felony
Let me tell you about the child I’d like to steal. I can’t steal this one, though, not only because stealing babies is illegal,…
Read MoreThe civics of capitalism
I ran into an article today that raises a point similar to one that troubled me earlier, about the seeming panacea of purchasing power….
Read MoreGeography jokes
These satire places are great at them — but only because we, as a collective nation, appear incredibly stupid. The latest take on the…
Read MoreIn Real News from the Region…
This will be a hopefully frequent “feature” on the blog, where I’ll break with my more fun, writerly self to objectively share news from…
Read MoreThings whiny white people in Africa think about
Getting your luggage back, when you haven’t changed your clothes in a week, is like indulging in a shopping spree without spending a dime….
Read MoreQuasi-lands time zones forgot
They are airports. I have never liked layovers—I can’t think of anyone who does—but I like to think I have always been rather stoic…
Read MoreForget fish. Teach a man–an Afghan man–to make soap. And then take all his money.
This is a tantalizing–and for that reason, far too short–look at the way U.S. foreign aid works. Albeit in a single country. In a…
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