Maggiemcneill

LATEST ARTICLES ( 2979 )

• In the News (#884)

  

  To attribute [women’s]…prostitution to fear of powerful Nigerian juju is pure hogwash. – Leo IgweYellow FeverLike the BBC, the New York Times has discarded... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Changing the Rules

  

  The first thing that [repressive regimes] try to do is control the communications network. – Margaret AtwoodAs veteran journalist A.J. Liebling once observed,... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Eros and Thanatos

  

  When [the universe is] over it will fade away, leaving nothing behind except the fact that it existed, and that it was savagely beautiful. Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Diary #435

  

  Though it took longer than usual, my brain has now downshifted into autumn mode and I’m enjoying the lovely cool, dark, rainy Seattle weather. Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Wheels

  

  This story is an exploration of some ideas that have haunted me since the year in which the story takes place, and have occupied an important place in my... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Links #434

  

  Do you think I want to shoot an 11-year-old?…Don’t make me. – “Officer” Peter CasuccioAs I mentioned a few weeks ago, I find the psychedelic videos from Sesame... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#883)

  

  The paramilitary, bureaucratic structure [of police] produces a dysfunctional culture. – Norm StamperIt Looks Good On PaperAnother story touting bullshit “safe... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Back Issue #64

  

  Sexuality is a thing of the mind, not of the genitalia. – “Rope of Sand”As more and more of my daily columns fell into categories, there was less need to... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Because It Is

  

  Why, in discussions about monogamy, do you use the words “harm reduction” or “pressure valve” to characterize the act of seeing a sex worker within an... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#882)

  

  Facebook censorship is just what government censorship looks like in a corporatist system. – Caitlin JohnstoneBanishment (#446)Threatening landlords to get... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Diary #434

  

  I have come to the unpleasant conclusion that the autumnal downshift from the hyperstimulation of summer is neither as quick nor smooth as it once was, which... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• A Trickle of Treats

  

  I used to get as many Halloween-themed columns into October as possible, and though I no longer have the energy for that I’m still dedicated to the idea of... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Links #433

  

  Look what I got for show-and-tell today. – “Deputy” Ricky PaurusAmy Winfrey of Making Fiends is back with a new series, and here’s the first episode! Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#881)

  

  Fraudulently achieving sexual intercourse…constitutes rape. – Judge Hilary PenfoldSchadenfreude Despite the title of this subsection, I take no joy in... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Do Not Tolerate Domestic Violence

  

  Wendy McElroy is a respected anarchist writer whose work I’ve linked on a number of occasions. Six years ago I linked the following piece in one of my earliest... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• R.I.P. Dennis Hof

  

  Dennis Hof, owner of half of the brothels in Nevada, died early Tuesday morning, apparently of natural causes; he was 72. I have never hidden my deep dislike fo... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#880)

  

  Apparently after reading the introduction to an Econ 101 textbook, many…believe the best way to eliminate the supply of sex trafficking victims is to end the... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Diary #433

  

  Here’s another month whooshing by, and my brain still hasn’t quite recovered from summer yet. But I managed to break out of my inertia a little, starting a... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Topping from the Bottom

  Readers whose sexuality is primarily vanilla may be unfamiliar with the kink term “topping from the bottom”, but it isn’t difficult to explain. Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Links #432

  

  You deserve that child to be injured. – some creepy old busybodyLast week on Twitter there was a larger-than-usual number of belligerent amateurs making weird... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY