SEX WORK DEPT.
Facebook Lawsuit Isn’t Going to Help Sex Workers
I’m a big fan of Reason writer Elizabeth Nolan Brown, but I think I disagree with her take on this development: yessssssssssss https://t.co/y1iDqWTMK4 — Elizabeth Nolan Brown (@ENBrown) October 4, 2018 Some people were upset that Brown was apparently applauding an attempt to shut down advertising by sex workers, through the now-familiar subterfuge of claiming to… Read more
ETHICS DEPT.
Jack Marshall Watch – Special Ethics Abdication Edition
Lately, Ethics Alarms has been pretty much all about the Kavanaugh confirmation shit show, and I’m just sick of writing about it, so as a change of pace, I’d like to revisit one of Jack Marshall’s posts from January of 2016, and especially one of his responses to a comment that has stuck with me… Read more
LEGAL DEPT.
A Few Thoughts On the Kavanaugh Confirmation Process
I hate the Kavanaugh confirmation process. Supreme Court Justices are some of the most influential people in the country, and a relatively young guy like Brett Kavanaugh will affect the course of things in this country for decades to do come. But despite thousands of news stories, I have very little idea what he’s likely to… Read more
ETHICS DEPT.
Jack Marshall Watch – 2018-09-25
Time to round up a few of the things Jack Marshall has been talking about this past week or so. Authoritarianism On Wednesday, Jack started out with what he considers to be a mock definition of authoritarianism as he imagine’s it’s defined by Andrew Sullivan, or maybe the “New York Book Review” (whatever that is) or… Read more
ETHICS DEPT.
Jack Marshall Watch 2018-09-18
Jack had a lot to say last week about the Serena Williams incident at the U.S. Open, but since I’m not interested in Serena Williams, the U.S. Open, or sports ethics in general, I have nothing to say. I also have nothing to say about Mark Knight’s editorial cartoon about the incident. Or any of Jack’s other… Read more
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