Over at National Journal, Ron Fournier thinks a national service program would be a great idea: I know a better way to fight ISIS. It starts with an idea that should appeal the better angels of both hawks and doves: National service for all 18- to 28-year-olds. Fournier thinks this will accomplish two goals Require virtually every young American—the civic-minded millennial … [Read more...] about Ron Fournier Hates Freedom
ProstCost – Part 3 of 3: The Meaning Of It All
This is my third and final post discussing the recently publicized ProstCost study by Le Mouvement du Nid that claims prostitution costs France 1.6 billion euros per year. In Part 1 I pointed out that the study needed to balance the costs of prostitution against the benefits. In Part2 I reviewed the costs described in the study and argued that many of them weren't relevant to … [Read more...] about ProstCost – Part 3 of 3: The Meaning Of It All
ProstCost – Part 2 of 3: Counting the Cost
This is my second post discussing the recently publicized ProstCost study by Le Mouvement du Nid which claims prostitution costs France 1.6 billion euros per year. In Part 1 I discussed the key missing figure from the study: The economic benefits of prostitution. I also listed some important caveats which apply to this post as well.Now I'd like to discuss the costs described … [Read more...] about ProstCost – Part 2 of 3: Counting the Cost
ProstCost – Part 1 of 3: Missing the Benefits
Recently, sex work activists on Twitter took notice of a news story about the recently publicized ProstCost study by Le Mouvement du Nid that claims prostitution costs France 1.6 billion euros per year. Since the internet is full of studies of "the cost of X" that are little more than some organization's talking points. I thought it might be worthwhile to take a closer look at … [Read more...] about ProstCost – Part 1 of 3: Missing the Benefits
Milli Vanilli Meets the NAACP
I could never really understand why people who bought Milli Vanilli's music were so upset when it was revealed that those two guys in Milli Vanilli didn't really sing any of those Milli Vanilli songs. Purchasers still got the music they heard on the radio. The actual recording artists were still singing the right songs the right way.I'm reminded of that by the revelations … [Read more...] about Milli Vanilli Meets the NAACP