Only Intelligent Articles About Elliot Spitzer     collected by Carol Leigh, Prostitutes' Education Network

Editor's Note:

Needless to say, I have been reading a lot of reductive, stupid material in the wake of the New York Governor's prostitution scandal. I am posting some of the best articles here. Please email you recommendations to carol@bayswan.org

Spitzer's true folly by Elizabeth Pisani
A governor who pays for sex should know to mould social policies on reality, not morality. Guradian, UK 3/14/08

Spitzer Caught in His Own Reign of Terror by Jeffrey Tucker
In a twist of hypocrisy reminiscent of the prohibition era, Spitzer himself has been caught in one of his own sting operations, a full audio and paper trail of his having sought and used an online "escort service" for his own pleasure and at great expense.

Really Dangerous Liaisons by Tracy Quan
As a former sex worker, I’m puzzled by what is reported to be Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s preference for the riskiest form of indoor prostitution I have ever experienced. Escort agencies are constantly being investigated, infiltrated and spied on.

The Double Lives of High-Priced Call Girls by Cara Buckley and Andrew Jacobs
They are three young women practicing the 21st-century version of the oldest profession, inhabitants of the secret world of the high-priced call girl that was thrust into the spotlight last week when Gov. Eliot Spitzer was identified as one of 10 clients of the Emperor’s Club V.I.P. caught on a federal wiretap. None are involved in the case — though Ms. Xi’an said she interviewed with the Emperor’s Club and was turned away for lack of a modeling portfolio — but they provide a glimpse into the prostitution industry, a sprawling and rapidly growing underground universe that in the last decade has almost wholly migrated online.

 

Carol Leigh

Prostitutes' Education Network