An interesting article about the sex trade and the US’s “well-meaning” interference.

Well-meaning Interference

And for the link-phobic:

The Futility of Random Drug Testing

From Alternet:

Though touted by the Bush administration as the “silver bullet” that will force teenagers to “just say no,” random drug testing is of questionable effectiveness. It is also costly, counterproductive and violates basic American values. That’s why the million-member California State PTA, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the National Education Association, the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, and the majority of the nation’s school districts oppose school-based drug testing.