Sex, Lies, Jazz: Feb. Reason Preview w Matt Welch and Kennedy

Reason TV's Kennedy sits down with Matt Welch to find out what's in the new edition of the nation's only magazine of "Free Minds and Free Markets." The February 2013 issue is on newsstands now (go here to subscribe now for just $14.97 a year).

Welch's cover story, "The 'Truth' Hurts," takes aim at ideologically motivated "fact-checking" by supposedly objective journalists. In the "War on Sex Workers," Melissa Gira Grant exposes an unholy alliance of feminists, cops, and conservatives hell-bent on stopping prostitution. "Show Me Your License, Daddy-O," by Chris Kjorness, recalls a time in New York City when jazz greats such as Charlie Parker and hip comics such as Lenny Bruce were barred from performing in Gotham's clubs.

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About 3 minutes long. Produced by Todd Krainin. Camera by Krainin and Amanda Winkler.

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[Loathomar]

Sex workers /= sex trafficking. Sex trafficking refers to the moving of people (normally to new nations) for the use of a sex worker which generally leads to a total lack of freedom for the person who is a sex worker. Sex work should be done like it is in some places in NV, where it is legal and safe for all parties.

[ChachiTelevision]

Their glasses have caught up to each other.

[NewFrambian]

Kennedy's lipstick/lip gloss matches her sweater and her glasses match the ones worn by Matt Welch. I just noticed that.

[walterdennisclark]

It's a phenomenon in politics.
Check "Bootleggers and Baptists" in Wikipedia. Some in the libertarian movement feel that the Bootlegger and Baptist effect is so pernicious that it can be seen even in the way people behave with each other outside of politics. But when you do, it is always when political type behavior is involved. That is when the mechanism for cooperation (the culture) accepts the fiction that good intentions will prevent negative unforeseen consequences from happening.

[smallmaniac]

Irony: a Christian in favor of penalizing prostitutes when Jesus said "He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her." I may not like it, but it's ultimately none of my damn business. A better way to approach this topic would be to use the free market to ensure there is low cost education and alternative employment so that "sex workers" can have alternatives too choose from that aren't provided by the State.

[CptOlimar]

I'm having a hard time finding how that's connected to "the Right" (or "the Left", for that matter). It was passed as a ballot measure by the voters. To reach the ballot, it was introduced/promoted by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation. Is that organization politically affiliated?

[CptOlimar]

I get what you're saying about intents and motivations that some people have, but I'm not finding how AHF is a Baptist organization. Where can I find info on this?

[CptOlimar]

Oh, haha. I hadn't heard that phrase before, so I thought you literally meant that AHF is Baptist. lol Thanks for the info.

[pretorious]

"sex workers"....please, stop with the goddamn PC euphemisms.

[utubenamesuck]

What does it say about you that you took the time to comment on a "boring" video? Are you a paid critic? Did anyone ask for your opinion? I just call it like i see it. Troll!

[jetriot]

Or maybe you are overreacting and youtube lost your comment like it always does?

[pretorious]

Interesting. My original comment was that 'sex workers" is a painfully PC euphemism for prostitutes, and Reason TV purports to be Libertarian in content and philosophy. I didn't remove the comment. Is this some form of censorship? How about a response, "Reason TV"? Or maybe you're full of shit. Unsubscribed.