"Video games, it appears, are replacing television, which replaced movies, which replaced the penny press, as the "new pornography" threatening the minds and morals of the nation's youth.

"For more than eight decades... experts have produced study after study and political leaders have conducted hearing after hearing, all in an effort to prove -- by repetition if not by hard evidence -- that media violence harms young people, even adults... Despite those efforts, drawing a straight line from violence in the media to violence in reality remains difficult if not impossible."

In an effort to save young people from themselves, the powers that be at every level of American life are shooting legislative arrows at low-hanging fruit — usually the fruit of pop culture — all the while talking about giving parents 'tools' to protect their kids..."

"Attitudes (and ignorance) toward games is perhaps the worst. Nowhere in American culture is the rift between generations X and Y and older people so apparent. A new game out this week called "Bully" has generated a storm of backlash from the out-of-touch crowd. One anti-game zealot called the game a "Columbine simulator" based solely on the title..."

"When are we going to give young people an ounce of credit — around here and in this country? Why do we mistrust them to make good choices?"