I am attending a fundraising event for the National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) tonight. It’s being held at the Rubin Museum, which is an interesting choice of venue. I’m looking forward to a brief museum tour. The honorees include:

• Joseph and Shirley Wershba - Veteran journalists at CBS News
• Rick Piltz - Founder and Director of Climate Science Watch

I believe strongly in their pro-Free Speech agenda, and I appreciate their thought leadership and activism in the field.

I think of Free Speech is a cause that aligns well with my liberal political stance, and as such, I find it incredibly disheartening that the Democrats have picked censoring video game violence as their “pro-family” issue to champion this election season. It’s a frustrating example of “sound bite” legislation that undermines the intelligence and responsibility of American families, discourages digital artistic expression, and limits access to information and entertainment.

My mother, Susan Clare, is a member of the NCAC Board of Directors, and Joan Bertin, the Executive Director of NCAC, is a family friend, so I have personal (in additional to philosophical) ties to the organization.