Privilege Descending Into Corruption: A Case Study

How often have we heard that a life of privilege clouds perception and leads people astray? Much has been written about this phenomenon and its application to the American counterculture of the 1960s. Walter Kendall Myers was value programmed in the 1950s, in a world of post-war privilege in Washington. His father was a famous heart surgeon. His mother was the daughter of Gilbert H. Grosvenor of the National Geographic Society; her grandfather, Alexander Graham Bell. Last week, Myers and his wife, Gwendolyn, were arrested by federal authorities and charged with spying for Cuba for more than two decades. The Washington Post provides us with an informative look at Myers and his wife here.

Thanks to Babalu's Alberto de la Cruz for the link.