Thank you Erick for this post. Having stood at many of the same places which you have photographed and described so clearly, I find my mind flooded with memories. You were given privileged access to parts of the DPRK that few, from the outside, ever receive. There is something about visiting this country that changes you. I have wondered how the…

The Ocean Welcomes all Rivers

I am not able to read Chinese really at all. Over the years I have been able to pick up a few characters, and some of them miraculously trigger sounds in me. It makes me happy to know that my mind is still hungry for something. It is not just a regurgitation machine.

My argument is that population control is discussed primarily by those in relatively privileged positions. I live in Cambodia and see why Cambodians tend to have lots of children. Overpopulation is a problem only in Phnom Penh and perhaps Siem Reap. I flew from Sihanoukville to Siem Reap a few months ago and there were vast expanses of land that…