Everything in Moderation, Including Porn
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 ...
Tag: porn and public policy
Think Banning Porn Would Be Easy? Ask China
BEIJING – With all the legislative talk about porn being a “public health crisis,” some who work within the adult entertainment industry (and some who enjoy the products made by ...
Because Prison Life Doesn’t Suck Enough Already
LINCOLN, Neb. – Every so often, I’ll hear someone refer to a three-year prison term as a “light punishment,” or complain modern prisons are more like country clubs than correctional ...
‘The Few, the Proud, the Constantly Getting Laid’
SAN DIEGO – Back when I was a high school senior, military recruiters somehow caught wind I wasn’t going straight to college after graduation. As a result, I received at ...
Ala. Somehow Manages to Make the HTPA Even Worse
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Of the numerous iterations of the “Human Trafficking Prevention Act” (HTPA) I’ve read since the proposed legislation began being debated by various state legislatures around the country, ...
The Curious Case Of Montana’s Revenge-Porn Bill
HELENA, Mont. – Whatever happened to scuttle HB 129, a bill designed to augment Montana’s efforts to fight "revenge porn," it’s safe to say the event does not represent a ...
Misreading Ms. Jones, Porn Documentarian
LOS ANGELES – After watching the Rashida Jones-produced 2015 documentary Hot Girls Wanted, I thought I had a good read on Jones and her take on porn. Like a lot ...
Porn Is Super Evil, But Nothing $20 Can’t Fix
ATLANTA – Let’s say you were my child and I were to tell you there’s something on the internet so dangerous that merely to view it would be to risk turning ...
Anti-Porn Pro Tip: Overstating Your Case Doesn’t Help
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. – When I’m considering the merits of someone’s argument, nothing inspires skepticism faster than rhetoric that makes careless use of superlatives or offers binary choices when other ...
Fed Worker Porn Ban: Which Two Regs Will They Dump?
WASHINGTON – Good news, America: Congress is about to take decisive action to stop all those federal workers from watching porn on the clock — you know, the massive problem ...
