The Honest Courtesan

I know many will view this as a double sacrilege (because Prince), but I’ve never liked “Nothing Compares 2 U”.  So I thank Greg Lukianoff for pointing me to this song, which not only better showcases O’Connor’s singing (IMHO), but also seems more lyrically appropriate.  The links above the video were provided by Gustavo Turner; Walter Olson; Jesse Walker; Isley; Aaron Ross Powell and Jesse Walker again; Missy Mariposa; and Radley Balko, in that order.

• Cat, I farted.
• Metaphor alert.
• I’ve seen this one before.
• Your “leaders” call this “correction”.
• R.I.P. Sinead O’Connor and SunRay Kelley.
• Because laws are more important than people.
• Cop brutally beats man for “contraband” air freshener.

From the Archives

• Acknowledging that selling sex is pragmatic & lucrative is “sugar-coating”.
• On the dopey claim computers can detect “trafficking” in plain escort ads.
• Everyone harmed by “prostitution stings” needs to keep suing over them.
• “Hard cases” are less rare than forced-birth pushers want you to believe.
• Burying government in lawsuits is the only way to slow its depredations.
• It’s so nice to hear this from someone whose name isn’t Maggie McNeill.
• Any information you give to the State can and will be used against you.
• Is there anything narrower & meaner than the mind of a prison official?
• Nobody admits the danger of giving macho guys power over teen girls.
• Debunkings of “sex trafficking” mythology are now becoming common.
• Blaming bad behavior on an imaginary “addiction” is not responsibility.
• My interview on an Australian radio show named Behind Closed Doors.
• Sociologists are at last admitting their role in creating the police state.
• Amateurs are finally noticing that “feminists” are in bed with the pigs.
• Pigs, Super Friends, Bernard Cribbins, Nichelle Nichols, & much more.
• Pasco County is already being sued & federally investigated over this.
• When people are really enslaved, the situation isn’t at all ambiguous.
• The usual avalanche of horror stories resulting from acts of tyranny.
• Prohibitionists extending their fantasies to OnlyFans was inevitable.
• Why illustrate this at all if you’re just going to pixellate the images?
• The only thing unusual here is that the molester cop got in trouble.
• Vancouver, Washington is a “hotspot” for “sex trafficking” hysteria.
• US “authorities” keep pretending sex is an excuse for any tyranny.
• Prohibitionists’ next target isn’t just porn; it’s all online sex work.
• The claims of crypto-moralists are growing increasingly absurd.
• This abomination started as a means of spying on sex workers.
• “Rescue” resulting in “at least two” suicide attempts every day.
• This attempt to blame others is odious even by cop standards.
• Of course they’re prosecuting his wife for trying to stop him.
• An excerpt from The Feminist War on Crime by Aya Gruber.
• This psychopath is far too close to real power for comfort.
• Is it polite to follow an escort on Twitter after seeing her?
• What are the mechanics of retirement for a sex worker?
• Principled Christians understand that prohibition is evil.
• I’m very pleased with how this little porch came out.
• Cops, apes, Mr. Bubble, Ron Popeil, and much more.
• PayPal is becoming an active threat to civil liberties.
• Never call the cops for any reason whatsoever.
• Phase 3 of the bathhouse project is underway.
• The Swedish rot has reached Eastern Europe.
• Settling down into a mostly sedate rural life.
• Even being related to a cop may be enough.
• I suppose it could have been much worse.
• Cops want their hysteria to trump reality.
• Cops, seeds, Wal-mart, and much more.
• My two previous columns for Lammas.
• What did this guy think he was, a cop?
• Preparing to start on my atrium roof.
• Your “leaders” call this “correction”.
• The onset of arthritis in my hands.
• Changing a well pump isn’t easy.
• Our recent Freedom Fest panel.
• Rapist cops of the week.

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