ABSTRACT
The author starts with some stories and then an observation on the way to an argument about what people should do about 'The Culture Wars'. In 1919, the United States voted itself dry. By a constitutional amendment, the nation launched a war against an obvious evil: the dependence upon intoxicating liquors. This was a war waged first by the progressives of the era, people who thought they could use law to make man better. By 1933, the war against intoxicating liquor had been deemed a failure. As with the fight Souza was engaged in, this war is inspired by artists and an industry terrified that changes in technology will effect a radical change in how culture gets made. The objectives of the war are to compensate creators for the exploitation of their work. People can provide that compensation without waging war against their kids.
