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The Harsh Reality of Prostitution

Why prostitution can never be ‘a glorious cycle of song,’ as the Oscar-winning ‘Anora’ implies.
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The Harsh Reality of Prostitution
Amsterdam’s red-light district, in this file photo. AP Photo/Evert Elzinga
Theodore Dalrymple
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“Who is more to blame,” 17th-century Mexican nun and poetess Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz asked, “she who sins for pay, or he who pays for sin?”
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Theodore Dalrymple
Theodore Dalrymple
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Theodore Dalrymple is a retired doctor. He is contributing editor of the City Journal of New York and the author of 30 books, including “Life at the Bottom.” His latest book is “Embargo and Other Stories.”