Amid the tragic news from Haiti and now Chile, a selfish aspect of me is relieved to know that the death toll among U.S. foreign-service officers and their families is so low. As far as I’ve heard, one such person has died, in Haiti. This is simply because they – soon, “we” – live and work in sturdier buildings.
The comparative impunity of US foreign-service personnel suggests that relative safety from even such a random event can and does reflect economic inequalities. Continue reading
Indonesian observations 