The Politics of Human Trafficking
Ursula Plassnik
Articles By: Catherine Cook 
Conditional Solidarity
Trouble Ahead If Democrats Cannot Deliver to Labor In a speech to the AFL-CIO convention on Sept. 15, President Obama reminded his labor allies that any public insurance option “would just be an option.” Two days later, the AFL-CIO unanimously endorsed single-payer Medicare for all. Clearly a mere option is not the union’s preference when it comes to health care ... Read More
Neither Prudishness nor Promiscuity
Real Sex: The Naked Truth about Chastity, by Lauren Winner, Brazos Press, 2006. $14.99.192 pg. Sex is a hot topic and is a reliable standby for talk shows, TV shows, and magazines; but is our culture really having any discussion about sexuality? In Lauren F. Winner’s book, Real Sex: The Naked Truth about Chastity, Winner proposes a sexual revival in ... Read More
A Persistent Evil
How the world can end human trafficking Some evils are hard to shake. To the surprise of many, an estimated 27 million people are currently enslaved worldwide. As a result of human trafficking, people across the globe are routinely coerced into exploitive relationships for the monetary benefit of others, often for the purpose of forced labor or prostitution. As professor ... Read More
Legislating from the Bench
Creating precedent for the law The term “legislating from the bench” is frequently used but rarely explained. In the 2008 presidential debates Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) promised he would not appoint judges who legislate from the bench. But as Bruce Peabody, author of Legislating from the Bench, a Definition and a Defense, told the HPR, “I don’t think we can ... Read More
