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Concluding Thoughts
Maggie McNeill sums up her view of this month's debate over sex work at Cato Unbound.
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The Canadian Decision on Prostitution
Dianne Post discusses Canada's recent ruling on prostitution.
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Privileging Fantasy over Reality
Maggie McNeill argues that women are individuals, not a collective entity, and that individual sex workers should be free to make their own choices
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Canada’s Supreme Court Weighs In
Ronald Weitzer discusses the recent ruling on prostitution by Canada's Supreme Court.
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Prostitution Reinforces the Subordination of Women
Dianne Post argues that even if prostitution were well-paid and otherwise agreeable, it would still be an affront to women's equality and dignity.
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A Baffling Response
Maggie McNeill challenges Dianne Post for her continued reliance on biased and even fraudulent research.
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How We Treat Prostitution is a Measure of Our Society
Dianne Post argues that we measure societies by how they treat the disadvantaged, and in this respect prostitutes are a key test.
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Rehashing Myths about Prostitution
Ronald Weitzer condems the repetition of some common myths about the sex trade.
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Responses to Weitzer, Post, and Wagner: Don’t Be Swayed by Exaggerated Claims
Maggie McNeill debunks shoddy research about sex work and argues that criminalization itself is to blame for the vast majority of remaining problems.
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Prostitution is Exploitation
Steven Wagner argues that prostitutes are not acting voluntarily and thus should not be considered workers at all. They are slaves.