The worst ideas in recent history?

Agriculture has been called "The biggest mistake in human history."  Arguments can be made that many things from the incandescent light to capitalism, the industrial revolution, nuclear power,  and genetic engineering have been wrong turns for the human species, although once the genie gets out of the bottle we're stuck with the consequences.

With that in mind, the Washington Post had a special series trying to answer the question "What are the worst ideas of our times?"

So this is food for thought.  Bon appétit.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/opinions/outlook/worst-ideas/index.html