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Wednesday, September 7 2005

  • Are they "refugees"? September 7, 2005

    "Refugees" sounds so desperate and international. "Evacuees" suggests that someone was looking out for them when really, no one was. "Displaced persons" is so darn clinical. Tomorrow ... (article)

  • The Housing Bubble's Hidden Victim September 7, 2005

    In addition to its excellent farce-accompanies tragedy coverage of Hurricane Katrina, the Onion this week has an excellent feature on the ballyhooed national housing bubble. ['Immune ... (article)

  • Who's a Hobbesian? September 7, 2005

    After Hurricane Katrina struck, many commentators made reference to “hobbesian” conditions in New Orleans. In fact, Thomas Hobbes, a 17th-century English philosopher, detested scenes ... (episode)

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