Monthly Archives: May 2004

Memo to minister: Haiti is poor

Haiti is proving something of a disappointment. I’m not quite at the stage to which it reduced Napoleon, of cursing sugar, coffee and the colonies they rode in on. But even with my low standards for public policy discussion, I’m … Continue reading

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The U.S. will learn from its errors, and so should Arabs

Does anyone doubt we will discover the truth about American mistreatment of prisoners in Iraq? It is not merely puzzling that this openness is not the main story. It is, for the Middle East, a tragedy.
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Courting trouble in uncommon ways

Younger readers may be shocked to learn that in bygone days the sight of a tabby in your neighbour’s window was something you might have to put up with even if you really hated cats. If, on the other hand, … Continue reading

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