In its early years, the long-running animated sitcom The Simpsons was famous for laughable characters who would shout, "WILL SOMEONE PLEASE THINK OF THE CHILDREN?!" at the drop of a hat, a smart parody of increasingly ubiquitous attempts to push political and cultural agendas by invoking society's most vulnerable members. Only a few weeks ago, I wrote a Reason column about the show's slow, sad embrace of just such an attitude regarding pater familias Homer's cartoon violence toward his son Bart and other offenses to "enlightened" sensibilities.
But now, as we enter the weekend period of Reason's webathon—the one time a year we ask our readers, viewers, and listeners to make tax-deductible donations to fund our principled libertarian journalism—I unironically ask you TO THINK OF THE CHILDREN! (And while you're doing that, go here to check out different giving levels and associated swag; and yes, we accept bitcoin, fiat currency, and almost anything short of live or dead animals.)
