The Case for Keeping Your Porn Preferences Private
NEW YORK – Generally speaking, I take a dim view of how the media covers porn. Far too often, the embedded biases of the author are too palpable: They start ...
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They Just Don’t Make Clever Disguises Like They Used To
PHOENIX – Many years ago, an attorney friend of mine gave me some sound advice about running an adult business. I’ve carried it with me ever since: "Never piss people ...
Just a Hunch: Rise in ‘Porn Investigations’ is Coming
WASHNGTON – When it comes to loopholes, nobody knows more about how to create and use them than the U.S. Congress. It’s a skill set which comes with lots of ...
“Creating Art” is No Defense for Behaving Like an Ass
GUADALAJARA – Over the 20 years or so I’ve been working within and covering the adult entertainment industry, I’ve found myself defending the rights of people to do a whole ...
One Step at a Time: The Big VA Fix Starts with … Porn?
WASHINGTON – When the news broke about American veterans dying while waiting an unacceptably long time for health care through the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), there was universal consternation, just ...
If the Tubes Really Want to Put My Mind at Ease…
NEW YORK – In the wake of the announcement Congress intends to repeal a Federal Communications Commission rule (albeit one that hadn’t become effective yet) that would have required internet service providers to obtain ...
Ala. Somehow Manages to Make the HTPA Even Worse
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Of the numerous iterations of the “Human Trafficking Prevention Act” (HTPA) I’ve read since the proposed legislation began being debated by various state legislatures around the country, ...
The Curious Case Of Montana’s Revenge-Porn Bill
HELENA, Mont. – Whatever happened to scuttle HB 129, a bill designed to augment Montana’s efforts to fight "revenge porn," it’s safe to say the event does not represent a ...
Misreading Ms. Jones, Porn Documentarian
LOS ANGELES – After watching the Rashida Jones-produced 2015 documentary Hot Girls Wanted, I thought I had a good read on Jones and her take on porn. Like a lot ...
48th in the U.S. in Health, Arkansas Focuses on Porn
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The state of Arkansas is the latest to declare pornography the cause of a “public health crisis,” furthering the trend that began with a similar resolution adopted in ...
