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If we accept the premise that politics and politicians are controlled by money, then strip club owners need to use their considerable wealth and get political. Fighting the same battles in court, over and over again, makes lawyers rich but doesn't solve anything. I argue for clubs to become good corporate citizens as part of an…

For decades Detroit strip clubs and angry community groups have fought unending battles over the location, number and conduct of adult entertainment. The effort to restrict, if not close, strip clubs has been led by Baptist clergy and neighborhood block clubs. Club owners, dancers and liquor suppliers have pushed back with arguments about the economic benefits of…