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What Counts As A Country Visited: Part Two

Posted on March 10, 2023 by nathanalbright

The first time I reflected on what counted as a country, I was sitting in an airport on Curacao with my mother and stepfather pondering on the nature of counting places that one visited like Aruba and Curacao that are … Continue reading →

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On The Provincialism Of Sports

Posted on September 14, 2022 by nathanalbright

It is said that there are two subjects about which one does not talk about–politics and religion–because they can cause such hostility among people, but we ought to add sports to this. Sports, and the sorts of teams that we … Continue reading →

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Alternatives To The Golden Rule

Posted on September 6, 2022 by nathanalbright

The golden rule is a seemingly straightforward and simple rule, and goes like this: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” It’s simplicity is that it encourages and assumes the validity of a view of justice … Continue reading →

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Representation In The Writings Of Paul: Part Two

Posted on August 31, 2022 by nathanalbright

[Note: Part One of this series can be found here.] When we hear the term representation in the contemporary world, the idea is often that various subaltern groups who have suffered at the hand of a reputedly cruel and unjust … Continue reading →

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Any Identifiable Group

Posted on August 27, 2022 by nathanalbright

A friend was trying to send me some “funny” art history memes, and it was not too long before I found I was not amused, because the people making the art history memes were misandrist (presumably female) art history fans … Continue reading →

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Totu Taotao Unu

Posted on July 2, 2022 by nathanalbright

At the dinner show my mother and I went to last night (review forthcoming), the show made a great deal of all people being one. This was done by a variety of means–including a choreographed portrayal of the creation of … Continue reading →

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In My Tribes

Posted on June 16, 2022 by nathanalbright

This morning I had the opportunity to talk at some length with a friend of mine about the existence of tribes. This person had, very seriously, stated an intention to find out who was members of the same tribe that … Continue reading →

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Living In A Cardboard Box

Posted on June 8, 2022 by nathanalbright

In the 1980’s, one of the more memorable one-hit wonders in the United States was the band Living In A Box, which was the same title as their debut album and their only hit in the United States. While the … Continue reading →

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Fragile Identities

Posted on May 19, 2022 by nathanalbright

One of the most striking aspects of contemporary identity politics is the fragility of people who engage in it. Traditionally speaking, at least, there has always been a wide difference between identities that were self-chosen and those identities that were … Continue reading →

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On Representation

Posted on April 8, 2022 by nathanalbright

Today the first ever black female Supreme Court justice was confirmed by the senate, and she was unwilling to lay down a definition for what it meant to be a woman. She could not do so because given the state … Continue reading →

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