Pen-Elayne on the Web

Abstinence Does Not Make the Heart Grow Fonder

Very interesting piece from Steve Gilliard a couple days back (yes, I'm still behind in my blogroll-catchup) called The Art of the Stupid, about our self-deception regarding teenaged sex, drinking, etc. Says Steve, "Not all of these decisions come from the right. The dogooder left has pushed many of these same ideas and they are just as flawed. There has been a disconnect between the realities of American life and the idealism of teaching politically correct lessons which shields them from these realities." Permalinks on Steve's site seem to be bloggered (when that happens with me I usually hit "republish entire site" and that seems to fix it) so you'll have to scroll down a bit to find the essay.