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Porn, Pervasive Presence: The creepy wallpaper of our daily lives.

National Review

| November 19, 2001 | BUCKLEY JR., WILLIAM F. | COPYRIGHT 2001 National Review, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

The subject is pornography and Pervasive Presence. That last is a legal term meaning-it's everywhere. Is it really everywhere? In February I picked up the current Esquire. The issue began with letters-to-the- editor. Readers gave their opinions of Esquire's year-end issue marking the end of President Clinton's administration. That issue had come in with a cover photo of Mr. Clinton, seated, smiling defiantly into the camera, hands resting on widely separated knees, the picture snapped at crotch level. Leer time.

The editors introduced a running feature called "Man at His Best." Its theme-What shall we do? What shall we think about?-was given by the editors for ...

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