• Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 10:44am By Dr Marty Klein
      After taking thousands of pictures around the globe with my trusty Pentax, I bought a digital camera last week. If you already have one, this may sound pretty ho-hum. But to someone who spends hundreds of dollars on film every time he leaves...
  • Saturday, November 14, 2009 - 9:03am By System Administrator
    I can't be the only one to make the connection. For those of us who who are devoted to the American tele-novella Mad Men, the recent psycho-shooting at Ft. Hood had an eerie plot echo. (Spoilers ahead). In Mad Men, which takes place in New York of...
  • Saturday, November 7, 2009 - 8:52pm By Dr Marty Klein
    The lineup of speakers was extraordinary: a Senator; senior executives from companies like Verizon and Comcast; several state Attorneys General; President Obama’s Deputy Chief Technology Officer; and dozens of heavy hitters like Adam Thierer (...
  • Saturday, October 31, 2009 - 3:30pm By Dr Marty Klein
      In the never-ending quest to boost their “tough on crime” and “family values” credentials, politicians and police departments across America have turned this year’s Halloween into the scariest one yet. What could...
  • Monday, October 26, 2009 - 10:47am By Dr Marty Klein
    Today starts WRAP Week: White Ribbons Against Pornography. Sponsored by groups including Concerned Women for America (CWA) and Morality in Media (MIM), the goal of the week is “to educate the public about the extent of the pornography problem...
  • Friday, October 23, 2009 - 1:02pm By System Administrator
    “It’s unfortunate what we find pleasing to the touch and pleasing to the eye is seldom the same.” Fabienne, Pulp Fiction One of the sticking points in many of the debates and conversations that I’ve participated in around porn is that porn sex doesn...
  • Monday, October 19, 2009 - 1:58pm By System Administrator
    This also appeared on CarnalNation.com. As some of you may know, The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is a document produced by the American Psychiatric Association. It serves as the official list of how we define mental...
  • Thursday, October 15, 2009 - 6:28pm By Dr Marty Klein
    • Because murder is a terrible thing, the state of Alaska wants to outlaw films depicting murder. • Because physical abusing and raping women is a terrible thing, the state of Alaska wants to outlaw TV programs showing this. • Because...
  • Sunday, October 11, 2009 - 12:25pm By Dr Marty Klein
    I spoke at the University of Kentucky a few days ago as part of their Sex Week. The Family Foundation of Kentucky was terribly upset about the Week’s various activities, insulting the faculty organizer and demanding the school repudiate the...
  • Friday, October 2, 2009 - 2:58pm By Dr Marty Klein
      I continued my trip to Azerbaijan by visiting medieval times twice, from two entirely different—yet oddly related—directions. Today I went to Krasnaya Sloboda, a small town in the foothills near Russia that is experiencing a...
  • Monday, September 28, 2009 - 6:36pm By Dr Marty Klein
    This is my 6th day of a two-week trip in Azerbaijan, a country bordered by Turkey, Iran, and Russia. To follow my exploits, see www.MartyInAz.com. I gave several lectures in Baku this week: to psychologists, and to public health professionals at the...
  • Sunday, September 27, 2009 - 11:36am By Dr Marty Klein
    The Iowa Supreme Court has affirmed the conviction of 18-year-old Jorge Canal, who complied with a 14-year-old friend’s request for a photo of his penis. The young man is now forced to register as a sex offender, meaning his chances of getting...
  • Wednesday, September 16, 2009 - 11:22am By Dr Marty Klein
    I’m returning from New York, where I keynoted a big Planned Parenthood event. It’s wonderful to speak to groups of people who support sexual rights. It always feels like visiting family. (The family that makes you feel welcome, not the family that...
  • Monday, September 7, 2009 - 8:05pm By Dr Marty Klein
    America has triumphed over Indianapolis for the third time. In 1984, religious fundamentalists on the Indianapolis City Council teamed up with phony “feminist” Catharine MacKinnon to outlaw adult entertainment in the city. It was bad enough that the...
  • Wednesday, September 2, 2009 - 1:23am By Dr Marty Klein
    Both sides agree—the whole fight over same-gender marriage and other civil rights for gays is about the right to decide what’s normal. Now there’s nothing more normal than ice cream, and there’s no ice cream more delicious than Ben & Jerry’s....