A fairly disturbing story about international adoption from Foreign Policy. This should not, on its face, be surprising, but nonetheless it did surprise me:
“There are simply not enough healthy, adoptable infants to meet Western demand—and there’s too much Western money in search of children. As a result, many international adoption agencies work not to find homes for needy children but to find children for Western homes.”
This is kind of a neat story about Beethoven and the Bavarian Illuminati — an Enlightenment secret society and all-purpose bogeyman for 18th and 19th century governments.
Back in the day, Michael Ignatieff wrote regularly for The New Republic, and now that he’s soon to become Leader of the Opposition up here, one of their blogs has posted a list of articles he wrote for them over a thirty-year span. So you know, if you’re the kind of person who likes to decide for yourself, have at ‘er.
Oh, and this is almost too funny to be believed. In the words of Ms. Krabappel, “Pretty lame, Milhouse.” Dignity and honor of the office, my ass.
