Sex Trafficking

Civil Liberties

64 Face Jail After Elaborate Sting Aimed at 'Ending Demand' For Prostitution in Houston

At least 270 arrested in Houston prostitution stings since start of 2014

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.5.2015 12:45 PM

Policy

SAVE Act Would Hold Websites Criminally Liable for User-Generated Content

Lawmakers target classified ad sites

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 1.30.2015 2:00 PM

Policy

Senate Sex Trafficking Bill Criminalizes Online Publishers and Creates State-Accessible Sex Worker Registries

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 7.1.2014 11:50 AM

Politics

Sex Slaves and the Surveillance State

Why 'human trafficking' is a dangerous term

Thaddeus Russell | 4.22.2014 10:00 AM

Politics

From Satanic Panic to Sex-Traffic Panic

Jesse Walker | 6.4.2012 9:25 AM

Policy

How Long Will Nicholas Kristof Continue to Profit From Sex Trafficking?

Jacob Sullum | 4.12.2012 1:31 PM

Policy

Was Nicholas Kristof's Story About an Underage Prostitute Peddled on Backpage.com 'Concocted'?

Jacob Sullum | 3.21.2012 7:03 PM

Policy

Is Backpage Responsible for Kidnapping and Rape?

Jacob Sullum | 1.26.2012 4:24 PM

Policy

Village Voice: Highly-Publicized Sex Trafficking Report Is Mostly Made Up

Radley Balko | 3.29.2011 1:05 PM

Policy

Backpage.com Calls Blumenthal's Bluff

Jacob Sullum | 9.22.2010 11:35 AM

Policy

Wait—There Are Other Sites Selling Sex?

Jacob Sullum | 9.16.2010 6:28 PM

Sex Work

The 'White Slavery' Panic

Anti-prostitution activists have been equating sex work with slavery for over a century.

Joanne McNeil | 3.13.2008 12:00 PM