Washington Focus
The slippery slope is real
Daniel L. JaffeANA
Now that the Cold War is over, many politicians believe that the threat to America is from within our own borders. They point to music videos, to Jerry Springer and 'trash' talk TV, to cyberporn and the abuse of drugs, tobacco and alcohol as symptoms of cultural erosion. Increasingly, they blame media and advertising for our social ills.
The Left and the Right agree on little, other than that our children need more protection.
The American Medical Association has alleged, for example, that from alcohol abuse to youth violence,...