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August 2015

August 26, 2015

The Phantom Females of Ashley Madison

I wasn't planning to write about the Ashley Madison hack. For one thing, the story...

August 15, 2015

Tinder Mercies–Or, How Porn Destroyed Sex

You've probably already seen the Vanity Fair piece on how the dating/hookup app Tinder is...

July 2015

July 07, 2015

The Myth of “Adult Entertainment”

Let’s contemplate one of the most widespread and most unfortunate phrases of recent times: The...

May 2015

May 23, 2015

The One Ring and Pornography

One moment during the lowest point of their journey, when all seems lost in the...

February 2015

February 20, 2015

How Addiction Votes

Carl Trueman has written several fine pieces lately on both the nature of and antidote to our...

January 2015

January 13, 2015

“Professional Cuddling” and Our Pornified Culture

At The Wall Street Journal, Stephanie Armour looks at a blossoming new industry: Cuddling. Armour...

November 2014

November 06, 2014

How Porn Destroys the Education of Boys

I use the term "must-read" sparingly. Most of what is written is not worth reading,...

September 2014

September 23, 2014

Christians and Clickbait

Earlier this year I wrote an op-ed for The Christian Post criticizing a Slate piece titled...

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