Teenagers that become habituated to porn often develop erectile dysfunction. This was almost unheard of, among teenagers.

Criticism of porn often carries a whiff of Christian prudery. I reject that attitude wherever I see it. However, if porn leads people to unhappy results, we should make it easier to watch less porn.

The taboo still placed on actual sex, especially for adolescents, may leave many of them with porn as the only choice. Impediments in getting birth control, and lack of acceptance of condoms, can cause rational anxiety about sex, and that too would drive some to porn.

Republican state legislators are trying to attack science education. Ignorance is their best ally.

Senator Biden is the plutocrats' last, best hope for a 2020 race in which no major party candidate will deserve our votes. He has fought persistently for banks against debtors, for racial inequality, for military spending, and for war.

Fracking threatens to increase US oil extraction tremendously, and thus increase world oil extraction.

To avoid disaster we will need to shut off that increase. Perhaps with a very heavy emissions tax.

The UK government is now subjecting visitors to prisons to face recognition and fingerprinting.

I'd decline to visit under those circumstances.