The age of unreason – The Economist
The EconomistThe age of unreasonThe EconomistNot everyone is deemed suitable for a foster placement—a high suicide risk and a penchant for pyromania are two counter-indications—“but the list of exclusions is not so long,” says Bert Lodewyckx, who runs a team at the local hospital that looks …
Learning the lessons of stagnation – The Economist
The EconomistLearning the lessons of stagnationThe EconomistIN JUNE 2006 Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, then Brazil's president, went to Itaboraí, a sleepy farming town nestled where the flatlands beside Guanabara Bay meet the coastal mountain range. He announced the building of Comperj—the Rio de Janeiro …and more »