“It is not wisdom but Authority that makes a law.”

 Thomas Hobbes

In September of this year, no fewer than 16 countries have joined together to eliminate, or at least control, a new menace that has arisen online. This effort is to protect our way of life: the innocence of youth, self-denial in the face of temptation. Failing to control this threat, we are solemnly assured, will lead to ruin, both of individuals and their societies.

Well, what dreadful thing can we be talking about? Weaponized anthrax? A new super-effective methamphetamine, as in “Breaking Bad”? An extra-loaded breed of sinsemilla buds, guaranteed to knock you into next week?