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Megan McArdle is Humiliated
In response to the argument that homeowners - i.e., regular working stiffs - owed banks no moral obligation to pay mortgages on an underwater property, Megan McArdle flipped out. Of course people should! In this very polite slate essay, Daniel Gross explains why McArdle is an embarrassment to thinking people everywhere: Blogger Megan McArdle expressed disdain for people who chose...

International Adoptions Decline Drastically
The Washington Times is reporting new international adoption figures and they are startling. Last year, the number of Americans completing international adoptions declined by nearly 40% from the previous four-year period...

China Adoptions. Due Diligence, Due Diligence, Due Diligence.
Lawyers are fond of saying there are three keys to any deal: due diligence, due diligence, and due diligence. Though one does not typically think of an adoption as a "deal, adoptions (particularly international adoptions) too should not be undertaken without thorough due diligence...

International Adoptions And Hague Convention Countries
International adoptions are back in the headlines again, and it is not because a celebrity has adopted another international child. On April 1, 2008, the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (Hague Convention) became effective with respect to the United States...

McArdles objections to congestion pricing
Many thanks to Megan McArdle for giving me something to push back against with respect to congestion pricing. Megan, like me, favors congestion pricing, but she does see some problems with it.

Suits at The Atlantic Ruining the Blogosphere
Yes, Megan McArdle is an evil Goldman Sachs apologist who preaches slave morality (banks can ethically walk away from contracts, but average Joes and Janes cannot). I need my Two Minutes Hate...

Federal Adoption Tax Credit
Financial Incentive for Adoptive Parents

Dumb Foreign Laws
Stupid Laws of Other Countries

Adoption Laws
Everything you need to know about adopting a child

Unwed Fathers' Rights in Adoption
Landmark Cases in Adoption Law Shape Law with respect to Unwed Fathers

Family Law
involving divorce, child custody, spousal support, common law, adoption and same sex marriage.

Point Blank Solutions
Multi Million Dollar Settlement

Hope Food Supply
ordered to shut down by FDA and recall seafood products

Bayer CropScience AG
alleging farmers suffered economic losses after Bayer's biotech Liberty Link rice was released into the food supply and countries banned US rice.

AT&T International Roaming Charges, AT&T lawsuit
AT&T Faces International Roaming Charges Lawsuit

Preliminary Settlement Reached With Soleus International
Soleus International Reaches Preliminary Settlement of Class Action