WADENA, Minn. – As a former Boy Scout, I fully appreciate the need to be prepared — and I mean prepared at all times, and for all contingencies. This obsession with readiness has served me well over the years, with the notable exception of the years I spent building an...

CAMARILLO, Calif. – Of all the many reasons I’m glad I’m not a deeply religious or socially conservative person, the fact I’m largely free from concern over the world’s many corrupting influences ranks right at the top of my list. Since I don’t base my daily decisions and actions...

AUSTIN, Texas – I recently got into a debate with an old friend of mine over the oft-stated axiom “violence should never be condoned.” His position, which I’ll freely admit is more admirable and principled than mine, is even retaliatory violence should be considered morally and...

INDIANAPOLIS – By their very nature, social media platforms like Twitter are subject to their users posting and publishing just about anything they please, including materials that clearly violate the platform’s terms of use. In Twitter’s case, even though porn (and “promotion”...

LOS ANGELES – One of the best things about the internet and other communications technologies associated with it is that just about anyone can produce and publish his or her own content, whether their chosen genre is comedy, politics or porn. On the other hand, one of the worst...

MONTREAL – Perhaps you’ve heard it sung by the Mynabirds, read it in a book by Terry Bisson or maybe heard some version of it in the context of a sports debate on TV: “Numbers don’t lie.” This may be true, but numbers can’t control the way we use them or account for how we might...

WEST HANOVER, Pa. – With the substantial growth of public Wi-Fi availability over the past several years, it’s no surprise the number of people watching porn in public has increased, as well. Whether it’s porn surfers using New York’s public internet kiosks or fast food patrons...

LONDON – About 31 years ago, give or take, I received a two-day suspension from my high school for possession of “indecent materials,” that allegedly “interfered with the operations” of my school. What were these indecent materials? Two (then-recent) albums from American rock...

ANCHORAGE – There was a time when I thought of getting a tattoo as too much of a commitment — sort of like getting married, except more lasting and less regrettable. These days though, with the improved technologies dedicated to tattoo removal, you can undo the decision to get a...

WASHINGTON – In the modern anti-porn movement, there’s an immense emphasis on the alleged impact of porn on those who compulsively overindulge in watching the stuff. Whether it’s a celebrity like Chris Rock or Russell Brand revealing his porn-problems, or an unidentified author...