The Roman poet Juvenal asked, "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?" Who watches the watchers? Every time I read a news story on the United Nations, I think of this quotation. This morning, I find that the U.N. spent $23 million on this:
A ceiling painted to look like a colorful cave.
And...some of the money came from the Foreign Aid Budget. Supposedly, most of the cost was paid by Spain. I guess they haven't heard about the declining world economy. However, what bothers me most is how expensive this "art" was. Sorry, I don't get it. It would be really cool in a children's museum - but still not $23 million cool.
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