Islamist repression continues in Aceh, with small examples of the general injustice of Islamic law.

Even worse, Islamist repression is spreading into other parts of Indonesia.

A small town in Germany started a wave of unprivatizing public utilities.

The arrival of many aid workers in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake was a boon for prostitutes, since the aid workers would pay five times what Haitian clients paid.

I don't understand why some men desire sex with women that desire only their money and not them. But many men do, and given that they do, I don't see that they are doing the women any wrong by paying for their services.

Thus I conclude that this so-called "scandal" is nothing but an outbreak of irrational prudery. I suspect it has been boosted for some right-wing political motive, although I have no proof of that.

The real scandal is how some aid agencies managed to deliver so little real aid to Haiti using so much money. It's possible that the aid workers' use of the service of sex workers reflects some of the causes of the agencies' ineffectiveness, but we should focus on the causes, not on the salacious side effects.

Afghan President Offers to Recognise Taliban to End War.

An EU analysis found that neonicotinoid pesticides harm all kinds of bees. They accumulate in the environment and remain persistently.