MORAL COMBAT

The media and politicians have been sounding the alarm for years, and with every fresh tragedy involving a young perpetrator comes a nother flurry of articles about the dangers of violent media. The problem is this: Their fear isn't supported by the evidence. In fa ct, unlike the video game-trained murder machines depicted in the press, school shooters are actually less likely to be interested i n violent games than their peers. In what sometimes seems like an increasingly violent world, it's only natural to worry about the effects of...[Read more]