The morality police

Salon has an interesting Story on our new found censorship impulse.

Charles Taylor comes out solidly on the side of free speech.

\”At the heart of that argument is the belief that society should be remade for everyone, not just children. Basically, my friend was arguing that all adult discourse should be rendered suitable for kids, that entertainment or writing specifically intended for adults is somehow dangerous and that, as journalists, we should all be required to adhere to a phony \”family newspaper\” standard. \”