Should prostitution be taxed, regulated and controlled?

“That document contends that sexual desire is a fundamental need and that punishing buyers ‘may amount to a violation of the right to privacy and undermine the rights to free expression and health.’ The group also cites the benefits for buyers with physical and psychological disabilities who ‘feel safe to express their sexuality” and “develop a stronger sense of self with their relationships with sex workers.’ ”

Joe Biden Said to Be Taking New Look at Presidential Run

NEW YORK TIMES: Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and his associates have begun to actively explore a possible presidential campaign, which would upend the Democratic field and deliver a direct threat to Hillary Rodham Clinton, several people who have spoken to Mr. Biden or his closest advisers say. The conversations, often fielded by Mr. […]

The shameful problem of elder financial abuse is only going to get worse.

Certainly, these cases are not exactly hard to find—last week Deadline Hollywood highlighted the sad fate of Eunice Bellah, the widow of the late and acclaimed television and film art director Ross Bellah. A few years after her husband’s death, the longtime family accountant deposited Eunice Bellah in a nursing home, sold her residence, and listed possessions ranging from wheelchairs to artwork on Craigslist, with longtime family friends powerless to intervene.

Bailout Money Goes to Greece, Only to Flow Out Again

NEW YORK TIMES: …Much of the previous bailout funds have gone to pay off Greek bonds held by private investors and other eurozone governments, rather than stoke growth. Within Greece, the money was supposed to help replenish banks’ capital, to get them lending to revive the moribund economy. Instead, it sat in banks’ coffers as […]