In 1729, the Anglo-Irish satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer Jonathon Swift wrote a satirical pamphlet called “A Modest Proposal” which suggested that the children of the poor should be eaten. | In 1729, the Anglo-Irish satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer Jonathon Swift wrote a satirical pamphlet called “A Modest Proposal” which suggested that the children of the poor should be eaten. |