The Quick Fix

December, 1986

Last July, Attorney General Edwin Meese's Commission on Pornography issued its two-volume report based on a yearlong investigation of sexually explicit material. In many, many words, it claims that pornography is behind rape and child abuse, and it suggests ways to rid ourselves of this dangerous substance.While I am grateful for this unexpected Federal concern, it seems pertinent to ask whether or not the porn-causes-harm theory is correct: Is porn a significant factor in rape, battery and ince...