Ian Hixie has a humorous take on research about the effects of pornography on psychological health, but actually the article is fairly serious and its subject potentially disturbing. I'm not talking about pornography (though I'm not a fan); I'm referring to Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kansas) trying to impose his conservative Christian agenda on the Internet.
As I said, I'm not a fan of pornography, but I find it telling that no distinction was made (in the article, at least, and I think probably in the panel as well) between soft porn and child porn, rape porn, and other nasties. This was not a balanced research panel; it was constructed to push an agenda.
I don't mind for myself if pornography disappears, but I worry what will be next. I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.
(Not said by Voltaire)