Month: January 2013
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News: Some Interesting and Some Weird
by Jason Stotts 1. Reason has an interesting article up right now: “The War on Sex Workers.” Anyone who claims to be for the rights of women, but think that women who sell sex aren’t real people are simply deluding themselves. Whether selling sex is moral or not, it should still be legal and those…
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Peikoff and Abortion
by Jason Stotts Leonard Peikoff published a good essay recently in the Huffington Post (of all places) called “Abortion Rights Are Pro-Life.” In it, he makes a number of good points: 1. “Abortion rights advocates should not cede the terms “pro-life” and “right to life” to the anti-abortionists.” 2.”Nor should abortion-rights advocates keep hiding behind…
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Sexuality and Privacy
by Jason Stotts I think that some of the ideas that people hold about sex are quite interesting. Some people think that monogamy is natural (it isn’t, although it still might be an optimal form of relationship for some people). Some people think that the purpose of sex is reproduction (that’s only one possible end…
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Assorted News
by Jason Stotts 1. Sara Reedy wins in Court A woman gets raped during a robbery, accused of the theft, and then jailed. She filed suit against the police and eventually wins. Her case is alarming and worth reading if you aren’t familiar with it. 2. The GOP is still Advocating Rape I discussed Todd…
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The Forgotten Victims of Gun Control
by Jason Stotts Doesn’t it seem like the Republicans and Democrats have been awkwardly pro-rape lately? A couple of days ago a bunch of satirical posters appeared on Facebook purporting to be from the “Brady Campaign to End Gun Violence,” a principally democratic group that seeks to outlaw guns and remove them completely from American…
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Alex Epstein on Resolutions
by Jason Stotts My friend Alex Epstein has put up a really good video about resolutions for the new year and better ways to think about this: If you’ve never checked out Alex’s work before, head over to the Center for Industrial Progress and take a look at the good work he’s doing injecting reason…
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Sex Geekdom LA
by Jason Stotts I’m going to be out of town for this meeting, but I’ve been to a couple now and they’re a lot of fun. If you’re interested in having good conversations with other people who are into sex and sexuality, then this is the place to be. https://www.facebook.com/events/402363353174582/ LA Sex geeks! The next…