Dominique Strauss-Kahn

It's Not "Sex." It's "Rape."

 

I know you're shocked, shocked to learn that there are more allegations of sexual assault against our good pal Dominique Strauss-Kahn, a.k.a. DSK. The experts on sex crimes tell us that most men behave well—but very small number are serial offenders, assaulting regularly. The latest allegations, according to The New York Times, come from his involvement in that pimping ring in Lille. According to one of the women prostituted there, DSK wasn't content to just pay for sex; he also had to force her into "certain sexual acts without her consent.”

No Such Thing As "Accidental" Rape

I find this post from my colleague Robert Kuttner, in which he posits this theory of what might have happened in the hotel room of former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn bizarre:

Today at The Prospect

  • Robert Kuttner tells how unions have played a role in Dominique Strauss-Kahn's sexual assault case.
  • Yannis Palaiologos writes about Greece's surprisingly peaceful protests against the wave of austerity that has swept the European Union.
  • Scott Martelle explains the common reaction to President Barack Obama's nominee for secretary of commerce, John Bryson.