Criminalizing activities associated with prostitution does not eliminate prostitution, but it does make life dangerous for prostitutes. You can count on thugs to stretch and twist the law in order to harass prostitutes.

"If you want to reduce prostitution, demand better social housing, childcare, healthcare, an end to benefit cuts and humane immigration reforms."

The US contracted with a company to train Afghan army intelligence, in 2010-2013. That company failed completely to do the job; then it massively cheated the US government, but the officials weren't bothering to check and it took them almost a year to stop paying false bills.

If someone tells you that the private sector works more efficiently, remember this example.

The company failed to keep complete records to justify its supposed work, and so did the subcontractor it hired to actually do the work. Meanwhile, I am sure two levels of private business, each of which had to tack on a profit, increased the cost substantially. That is what privatization of a government service typically does: it costs the public more, skimps on doing the job, and usually pays employees less, "because we have to make a profit".

The cult of motherhood tells women, "You have a baby so you are obligated to be happy, and you are required to find that taking care of baby all day is the most fulfilling activity you have ever experienced."

It would be useful to puncture this myth for people before they have children.

If future education involves being profiled by an AI, we must make sure it can't pass any information about the student to anybody.

Kochs and Trump Team Up to Cut Billionaires' Taxes.