In the fall of 1992, I (Francis Beckwith) took part in a panel discussion on morality in the media. Sponsored by the Clark County Bar Association of Southern Nevada, the panel’s purpose was to discuss the media’s responsibility for the broadcasting of programs that contain sex, violence, and obscenity. Among the participants were two radio shock jocks, two attorneys (one of whom was a strong feminist), the owner of a phone sex line, the general manager of a local television