One feature of the contemporary world is a constant slide in the direction of the least common denominator. In Thursday’s Washington Post, Monica Hesse reports on the phenomenon of pornography in public — on a laptop while on an airplane, or on a handheld device in a sports arena.
That’s not the only way this trend manifests itself. Where I live, I notice that the local sports-talk radio station is replete with commercials for strip clubs and “male enhancement” products. That’s not a problem for me — I sometimes listen to it in the car, and I am almost always the only one in the vehicle. Suppose, however, that you and your kid are watching the NASCAR race on TV — and one of the cars is sponsored by a “male enhancement” product….