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Interesting study of prostitution in Chicago
Economists Steven Levitt (of Freakonomics fame) and Sudhir Venkatesh have published a study of the economics of street and brothel prostitution in Chicago. They used a variety of data sources, including paying prostitutes a fee to allow “embedded data trackers” … Continue reading
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The Age Of Consent For Acting In Porn Should Be Raised To 21
Garance Franke-Ruta, in an op-ed published by OpinionJournal, argues that people below age 21 should not legally be able to consent to appear in porn. But the “Girls Gone Wild” problem concerns adult porn: At what age is a girl … Continue reading
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Court Issues Unbelievably Stupid Sex Crime Ruling
Every time I think I’ve seen the limit on how screwed up this country is about sex, we retop ourselves. Case in point (via the Agitator): On March 25, 2004, Amber and Jeremy took digital photos of themselves naked and … Continue reading
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Texas Proposes Strip Club Fees To Pay For Anti-Sexual Assault Programs
Amy Phillips at iLiberty1 and Tracy Clark-Flory at Broadsheet are both blogging against a proposed Texas law which would fund anti-sexual assault programs by adding a $5 tax on top of the admission fees for strip clubs. Like Tracy and … Continue reading
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