James K. Fitzpatrick

James K. Fitzpatrick writes for the Wanderer, a Catholic weekly newspaper. In the following viewpoint, Fitzpatrick contends that it is better to censor pornography than to allow it to debase U.S. culture. He maintains that in the past, those who dealt in pornography had to do so in secret in order to avoid shame and punishment. He claims, however, that today pornography is publicly consumed, and those who want to censor it have gone into hiding.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. According to Fitzpatrick, what did his coworkers do with their pornography in the 1960s and 1970s?
2. What famous case defined U.S. censorship laws, according to Fitzpatrick?
3. According to the author, what is the legal definition of obscenity"

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