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Aaron Mead

White Collar Sweatshops and Communism for the Rich: The View from Vietnam

There is something deeply right and beautiful about the principle, “From each according to her ability, to each according to her need.”...

Aaron Mead

Finding Forgiveness in Vietnam

I came to Vietnam seeking forgiveness. Around 1970, when my father was about to be drafted and sent to war in Vietnam, he and my mother...

Aaron Mead

Saigon: City of the Scooter

I’m working in Saigon (officially Ho Chi Minh City) for a couple of weeks on a project. Work has been pretty demanding, so I haven’t seen...

Aaron Mead

Pope Francis on the Lord’s Prayer: Leading Us into Temptation

Like the rest of the New Testament, the Lord’s Prayer was originally written in Koine Greek (though Jesus likely spoke it in Aramaic)....