<h4>James McGirk is an arts and culture reporter who has written for The Economist, Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Science Superscript, The Awl and The Believer, and writes a monthly column for 3quarksdaily. Previous publications include The L Magazine, Intelligent Life magazine, Foreign Policy, TIME Asia and ImpactGames.</h4>

James McGirk

Privatizing Paradise in the Murder Capital of the World

James McGirk is an arts and culture reporter who has written for The Economist, Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Science Superscript, The Awl and The Believer, and writes a monthly column for 3quarksdaily. Previous publications include The L Magazine, Intelligent Life magazine, Foreign Policy, TIME Asia and ImpactGames.