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A few quickies: Of course, the events in and around Zimbabwe never fail to sadden me. Note the “If we all believe it, it can be true” wishful thinking of South Africa’s president Thabo Mbeki, who pronounced that there was no crisis in Zimbabwe. This, hours before the convening of the Southern African Development Community [...]
Among my more liberal friends are another homeschooling and Oberlin couple like us, and when the conversation drifts over into politics, they always give us good food for thought. One particular position of theirs has always intrigued me, but never sat quite right (and I hope I’m not misrepresenting them here in my explanation). It [...]
I’ll come out of retirement to note this hopeful turn of events in Zimbabwe: Mugabe aides discuss ceding power. Things are likely to still turn pretty ugly and violent, but that’s been the likely scenario for awhile now. I hope the inevitable difficult transition is mercifully short, and that Zimbabweans can begin reclaiming their lives [...]