Commentary
When, a third of a century ago, I arrived in the town of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state in northeastern Nigeria, everyone was away at the public executions.
Demonstrators protest regarding the kidnapping of 276 girls by terror group Boko Haram in front of the Embassy of Nigeria in Washington on May 14, 2014. Karen Bleier/AFP via Getty Images
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Theodore Dalrymple
Author
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.”
