The hope seems to be that negative publicity will shut down Backpage.com, or at least its "adult" listings section, just as Craigslist closed its erotic services listings in 2010 under similar pressure.
"The free market is suddenly hip on the farm again."
On the downward side of the latest super-cycle
Strange tales from the church of Xenu, and the secret weapon of '60s rock.
It's a play fake that never fails.
The fact that Hillary has been running in an open election as if she were the incumbent is fairly unprecedented in modern politics.
Republican hardliners don't really want a "better deal" with Iran, they want war.
Will sex robots be more like vibrators, pets, partners, or slaves?
Keeping work documents from the government as Clinton did is a felony, punishable by up to three years in prison and permanent disqualification from holding public office.
And humans are doing what we have always done in the face of change: anticipating and adapting where we can, muddling through where we can't, and trying to enjoy the ride.
Journalists weren't interested in vaccine policy, they just wanted to find fools and laugh at them.
Bacteria can evolve. Maybe federal policymakers can as well, before it's too late.
Under French law, insulting people based on their religion is a crime punishable by six months in jail.
The war dramatically changed American people and government.
Will Brown v. Plata bring mass incarceration to an end?
To grant the state the authority to police hatred is to open the door to the policing of thought, conscience, and morality.
Automation needn't be scary for workers, but for traditional unions, the robot future may hold a different fate.
Netanyahu was right to bring up the Holocaust, writes David Harsanyi.
Review of Blockchain: Blueprint For A New Economy
State bill targets university's 'believe it or not' edict.
A sci-fi misfire from Neill Blomkamp.
Arms control tends to bring out unwarranted panic and fury, and Netanyahu is squarely in that tradition.
If there is an "existential threat," Israel is the source and Iran is the target.
Prosecutors' use of rap lyrics as evidence is chilling artistic speech.
When the president effectively writes the laws, Congress is effectively neutered.
Unless we want to drown future generations in a sea of red ink, we need to have a serious conversation about the future of entitlements.
New developments will change human relationships with machines
Feminism no longer knows how to help real women with real problems
Watch out Millennials! Baby Boomers are out for blood.
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