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persistence of famine

Posted on January 3, 2015 by Dave

Hunger and history have a long symbiosis. The first recorded famine occurred in Egypt in 3500 B.C.Since then, millions have died, and still die of starvation. Do people starve simply because there are too many of us as Parson Malthus … Continue reading →

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haywain: pulling at straws of pessimism

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Dave

The Haywain by Hieronymus Bosch is almost as complex as the Garden of Earthly Delights. It carries a similar message; that of desperate pessimism. Even in the darkest of the Christian books of the Bible Hell exists for the damned, … Continue reading →

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wayfaring women: the prodigal daughters

Posted on September 24, 2011 by Dave

Most conflicts seem very complex; the origins are rooted so deep in time that resolution is akin to staring into an abyss and engaging in a dialogue with something vague and furtive staring back: Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness. The … Continue reading →

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wayfaring finance: economics on the ship of fools

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Dave

It is said that there is a distinction between addiction and dependency, meaning that dependency may be a component of addiction, but is not in an of itself addiction. On the ground, in terms of social policy and in establishing … Continue reading →

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