Sex, lies and corrupt politicians

“Are we too puritanical when it comes to sex? Europeans, we are told, will often have a great laugh at our squeamish expense. Why do Americans, they wonder, worry about the sexual antics of elected officials? Who cares?

How prudish are we, really? Read the news lately and you will have fodder for a riveting three-act porno screenplay. Our recent political scandals are completely filthy, and if they were only about the sex, we’d all be laughing. (OK, some of us are laughing anyway.) ”

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