As a President Is Assassinated, There Is No ‘Worst’ in Haiti

As a President Is Assassinated, There Is No ‘Worst’ in Haiti
The crowd reacts near the Petionville Police station where armed men, accused of being involved in the assassination of President Jovenel Moise, are being detained in Port au Prince on July 8, 2021. Valerie Baeriswyl/AFP via Getty Images
Theodore Dalrymple
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My memory for poetry is poor, but a half-line from the great innovative religious poet of the second half of the 19th century, Gerard Manley Hopkins, sticks in my mind:

Theodore Dalrymple
Theodore Dalrymple
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Theodore Dalrymple is a retired doctor. He is contributing editor of the City Journal of New York and the author of 30 books, including “Life at the Bottom.” His latest book is “Embargo and Other Stories.”
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