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A lot of people, like in this column, have lamented that in a poll, 33% of Unitedstatian teenagers think the first amendment goes too far. Starting from that, these pundits say that "America" is going down the drain.

Excuse me? Since when does one statistic at one time form a trend? What did teenagers think of the 1st amendment in 1990? 1950? I mean, teenagers say a lot of stupid things, I wouldn't be surprised if the rate was similar or even higher in the past.