From the monthly archives:

September 2005

On the Boxing of Life

29 September 2005

It seems to me that in this society, we’re very good at boxing. And no, I’m not talking about the Elisha Obed/Boston Blackie/Ray Minus kind of boxing here; I’m talking about the kind of boxing that creates neat little categories to fit things into and then proceeds to sort the messiness of life into [...]

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On Sin and the Refugee

22 September 2005

Okay, I admit it. The two, sin and refugees, don’t normally go together. At least, not officially. Sin is sin, and refugees are, well, they’re just unlucky.
But the recent events along the Gulf Coast of the United States, and the social fallout that has followed, seems to suggest something different. There’s a subtle [...]

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On What Government’s Supposed to Do

8 September 2005

I’ve spent most of my weekend watching the coverage of what’s happened in New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. I’m sure I’m not alone. It’s a hard story to watch, but it’s compelling. For people in Abaco and Grand Bahama, the devastation is frighteningly familiar; for those of us in [...]

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