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January 31, 2022
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Four Legislative Proposals for States to Protect Children from Online Obscenity
Clare Morell, Adam Candeub, & Hayden Parsons
Citizens for Renewing America

The effortless availability of pornography in every home in America would have been inconceivable twenty-five years ago. Only adult bookstores or similar venues sold such materials, and parents could more easily control what entered their homes and what material their children purchased and viewed. The internet and smartphones undercut parents, making images of all types available to children with little effort and considerable privacy. To control pornography from flowing into their homes, parents would have to cut their children off from the internet, monitor all smartphone use, and/or install filtering technologies that are difficult to use and often easily circumventable.

The States have largely stayed out of the fight against internet pornography. Yet, they have power to regulate obscene and indecent content within their state boundaries. The following provides four legislative proposals:
* While section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 protects the transmitters of obscene or indecent materials on the internet, states retain the power to make the original senders of such materials legally liable.
* The States could require websites to obtain age verification if they publish or distribute indecent material to children within the state’s borders.
* The States regulate contract law and can require parental consent for creating an account on any platform, including those that distribute pornography, such as Twitter.
* The States can create right to publicity for individuals to control images of their naked bodies used for commercial purposes.

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In Public Discourse, Devorah Goldman confronts the deception and harms ([link removed]) inherent to the anonymous sperm donation industry.
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Henry Olsen, writing for The Washington Post, outlines a practical path ([link removed]) by which Florida Governor Ron DeSantis might secure the GOP presidential bid in 2024.
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Nathanael Blake digs into the practice of widespread media support ([link removed]) for transgender medicine despite studies indicating its inability to assuage gender dysphoria and its dangers.
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Chemical Abortion After Roe
Rachel N. Morrison joined EWTN News In Depth to discuss FDA policy meant to entrench mail-in abortion drugs after the monumental Dobbs decision.
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What Ukraine Means
February 28, 6:30 PM
The Mayflower Hotel
1127 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington DC, 20036
EPPC Distinguished Senior Fellow George Weigel proudly presents the 21st Annual William E. Simon Lecture as part of EPPC's Catholic Studies ([link removed]) program. Join us for an evening of enlightening scholarship on perhaps the most consequential global event of the past year.
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Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre
February 9, 7–9 PM
Ford's Theatre
511 10th St NW, Washington DC, 20004
In an evening co-sponsored with EPPC, Princeton University’s James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions and Ford’s Theater will host renowned historian Allen C. Guelzo in conversation with Lucas Morel of Washington and Lee University and Richard Brookhiser of National Review. The trio will discuss the newly-released 2nd edition of Dr. Guelzo’s book, Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President ([link removed]) . Join Dr. Guelzo for an exciting night of exploring the legacy of America’s most celebrated president!
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