Interviews with makers of "fair-trade" porn.

I have always been puzzled by those who assume that "porn" means "violent" or "cruel". The arbitrary exclusion of kind, nonviolent sex from the category of porn seems perverse to me.

The US government got more power with the PAT RIOT act in the name of "protecting us" from terrorism, but uses that power mainly for the insane War on Drugs.

The War on Drugs does far more damage to the US than terrorism.

The UK is high on the War on Drugs: ministers insist on "toughness" even though the people, the press and even most members of Parliament are ready to end it.

Deforestation in the Amazon may be causing the drought in Sao Paulo.

Canada has adopted a silly and gratuitous defense against Ebola.

If someone was exposed to Ebola a whole month ago, there is no chance he would have a contagious case of Ebola today. Either he has recovered already or he didn't catch it at all.

The latest proposed way to export tar sands oil is a pipeline to Canada's Atlantic coast. Lots of people are determined to block it.