The Swedish Way
November 16, 2009 · Mark P. Lagon, Magazine
Improbable though it may sound, the sheriff of Cook County, Illinois, is taking a page from the Swedish welfare state in revising his approach to the problem of prostitution. Loudly applauding his eight-month-old experiment is End Demand Illinois (EDI), a coalition of nonprofits that aims to extend…
TO CHINA WITH LOVE
July 5, 1999 · Mark P. Lagon, Blog
You might expect, from a book with the title Betrayal, a typical blast from the far, far right -- a raging, rambling indictment of William Jefferson Clinton for everything from drug-running at Mena airport to conniving in Vince Foster's murder.
FOREIGN POLICY FOR SALE
December 28, 1998 · Mark P. Lagon, Magazine, Books and Arts
It was while he was first running for president that Bill Clinton promised that his foreign policy would have only two touchstones: the promotion of democracy and the halting of arms proliferation. But somewhere along the way, he managed to forget his promise. "Commercial diplomacy" is instead what…