Talking to the press is risky; you don't know how accurately they're going to represent your views. I think this story captures the gist of my relationship with the Free State Project, but it doesn't really explain *what changed* such that I no longer identify as a "Free Stater."

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One of the downsides of accepting young people in a political movement is that their views are not fixed and they might not be wholly reliable in the future. I was a committed anarchist when I moved to New Hampshire (age 22) and when I decided to run for office (age 25).

If I thought #sexwork decriminalization was good for sex workers and bad for everybody else, I wouldn't advocate for it. Sex work decrim is good for 1) trafficking victims, who are more likely to be found and identified, as well as less likely to be stigmatized and incarcerated 2) Police officers, who are less likely to be tempted to abuse their power over other people, and can focus more on their original mission: work that actually protects others