My indepth story on possible misconduct by Seattle prosecutors published by The Intercept

A few months ago, I was given access to hundreds of internal documents that had been obtained from the King County prosecutor’s office and other law enforcement in the Seattle area by public records requests. The documents revealed that prosecutors and police in...

Craigslist’s erotic services site appears to have reduced female homicide rates by 17 percent

In a groundbreaking study, researchers at Baylor and West Virginia universities have found evidence indicating that craigslist’s erotic services site may have prompted a 17 percent decrease in female homicides throughout the U.S., principally because sex workers...

How falsehoods about sex trafficking lead to violence at a pizza shop in D.C. plus a ruling on free speech

The recent shooting at a popular pizza joint in Washington, D.C. has as much to do with the current hysteria over sex trafficking as it does with the untrammeled spread of fake news on social media. The 28-year-old man who fired an assault rifle inside the Comet Ping...