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AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands—At the age of 16, Mariska Majoor started what would turn out to be a five-year career in prostitution. Before she made the decision to sell her body, Majoor’s teenage life was defined by ultimate indigence: She was living on the...
But how are these girls not forced into prostitution, I wondered, sometimes aloud, oftentimes visibly frustrated, during the course of my interviews. I couldn’t understand the logic of people like Majoor and Janssen, who argue that minors can make the informed decision to enter the sex industry?...
When the famous Galapagos first emerged through volcanic activity, it had no living inhabitants. Eventually, more intrepid animals made the journey there by riding on one of several currents that approach the islands from the mainland, from the northeast and southeast. These travelers included the now-famous finches favored by...
Ecuador must respect those currently living in the Galapagos, but these people cannot claim the kind of rights and legacy of other truly indigenous groups. True, one cannot simply tell the current settlers that their new homes are a mistake. But future human occupation of the islands must be regulated...
2. On why living in a less populous state increases the odds of accurately predicting SSNs: "As hypothesized, a strong correlation exists between dates of birth and all 9 SSN digits. That correlation increases for individuals born in ... less populous states (where fewer births take place over a given period...