At first blush, I was dubious, but I find it hard to argue with the methodology.

The bottom line on these experiments is, "More Net access, less rape." A 10 percent increase in Net access yields about a 7.3 percent decrease in reported rapes. States that adopted the Internet quickly saw the biggest declines. And, according to Clemson professor Todd Kendall, the effects remain even after you control for all of the obvious confounding variables, such as alcohol consumption, police presence, poverty and unemployment rates, population density, and so forth.

Oddly enough, the reason I agree is also the reason I am philosophically opposed to pornography.

Porn is generally considered a substitute for sex, but like rape, I think they are both substitutes for love. I compare it to a couple of two year olds playing on the floor. What I observed on many occasions is that as one is enjoying a toy, the other will attempt to take the toy away. When the first infant finds another toy, the second will attempt to take that one away as well--what is going on here?

Well it helps if you understand that its not about the toy, its about the enjoyment of the toy. The second infant desires the experience that he observes the first having, and mistakenly assumes that the toy is the source of the pleasure.

From my point of view, this society's obsession with sex is essentially a misguided search for love, and rape is an infantile attempt to take what can only be given freely.

I think porn, while less obviously a social pathology than rape, is nonetheless problematic on some subtle levels. As the research indicates, porn is a substitute, but not just for sex, but for human contact. The research was polling for rape statistics, but what about just plain sex? If rape is down, is sex down too?

I wouldn't at all be surprised.

The demographic crisis in Europe...coming to a country near you.