Eliot Spitzer

Financial markets mavens are no strangers to the pretensions of U.S. city and state governments to legislate for the entire world economy. I mean, who doesn’t love to see a feisty local hero like (pre-prostitution scandal) Eliot Spitzer crusade for the little people and bring those foreign ogres under the rule of law? Hence California’s [...]

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The New York Post and corporate book publishing sibling HarperCollins have teamed up for a foray into the brave new world of e-publishing. Tricks of the Trade, by Eliot Spitzer scandal veteran Ashley Dupré, goes on sale today. The Post’s press release describes Ms. Dupré as ”America’s most famous former escort,” which, while a dubious distinction, we suppose isn’t inaccurate.

The book, collected from Ms. Dupré’s “Ask Ashley” columns in the newspaper, gives advice on romance–from lust to healthy relationships.