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Wednesday, March 12, 2008 12:00 AM

Misadventures in logical reasoning -- and lessons learned from the Spitzer scandal

Nothing obliterates rational discourse like a titillating sex scandal.

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    They legalized it in the Netherlands. It did not lead to any improvement. Quite the contrary; many pre-existing problems worsened.

    Everyone should read 10 Reasons for Not Legalizing Prostitution, which is larded with illustrations from the Netherlands.

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