Warning: no fornication allowed. Only one or two centuries late, Virginia lawmakers have decided it is none of their business if unmarried couples share a roof. So the legislators are now working diligently to repeal the state’s law against “lewd and lascivious cohabitation.” Huzzahs all ’round for that. But do not unclutch thy bodice yet. Virginia law ... MORE
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A. Barton Hinkle: Everything Fun Is Illegal In Virginia
Warning: no fornication allowed. Only one or two centuries late, Virginia lawmakers have decided it is none of their business if unmarried couples share a roof. So the legislators are now working diligently to repeal the state’s law against “lewd and lascivious cohabitation.” Huzzahs all ’round for that. But do not unclutch thy bodice yet. Virginia law ... MOREMelissa Gira Grant: The War On Sex Workers
An unholy alliance of feminists, cops, and conservatives. On August 30, a 19-year-old woman in Ann Arbor, Michigan, was
arrested after a prospective client called 911 on her. He claimed
she raised her fee for services after their initial online contact.
The cops took her away in handcuffs. There’s nothing particularly unusual about this story, ... MORELaurence M Vance: Why Are Brothels Illegal?
Contempt for the principles of liberty and self-ownership. In contrast to the boring and predictable presidential candidates, there are some unusually colorful candidates who somehow manage to get into office each time there is an election. Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger was twice elected to the California governorship. Professional wrestler Jesse ... MOREMike Riggs: How Asset Forfeiture Helps Police Departments
Provides funds to buy drugs and prostitutes for cops. Former Romulus Police Chief Michael St. Andre, his wife, and five Romulus detectives pled not guilty last week to using asset forfeiture funds aquired during narcotics and prostitution investigations to buy...narcotics and prostitutes. The Detroit Free Press
reported ... MORERussell Hasan: Prostitution And Coercion
Economic pressure is not coercion. I was recently thinking about why prostitution is illegal. As a libertarian I think that it should be legal, as an extension of people’s absolute right to own their own bodies. But many Americans disagree. If there is a rational, persuasive argument against the legalization of prostitutes (or “sex workers,” as they should be ... MORE
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