Reason on Lynch and Hilton non-scandals
Reason editor Nick Gillespie ponders the death of outrage regarding the Jessica Lynch nude photos and Paris Hilton sex tape. "Once upon a time in a not-too-distant past, both of these cases would have destroyed the careers of the women involved and occasioned long, windy sermons about the demise of morals in this once-great nation. Now they elicit instead a pornographer's self-restraint (who knew such a thing existed!) on the one hand and a bevy of ratings-building buzz on the other. This represents social progress of no small measure."
