That’s it from me, folks, as always, thanks for reading and commenting. I hope you’ll forgive a washed-up Peace Corps volunteer a bit of indulgence on a Friday. Here are some links before Martin Longman takes over for the weekend.
1. Boeing’s demands for a town to host their 777x factory are pretty extensive.
3. Did Third Way just own-goal themselves into solidifying support for Social Security expansion?
5. Matt Steinglass has a really good post about coming to terms with his own racism in Togo.
And a few more South Africa links.
6. Josh Marshall, of all people, defends revolutionary violence through Mandela.
8. Weigel argues Mandela’s legacy is inherently political.
9. And for a vision of what might have happened with a worse leader, check out Mandela’s ex-wife, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. She really turned into a monster.
10. My final thoughts right before leaving South Africa. Still fair with regards to my own experience, but I don’t feel quite so bitter anymore. I hope to return someday.
Finally, here’s the Drakensburg boy’s choir singing the classic “Shosholoza:”
