Everyone knows the Internet was created for two reasons: Lolcats and to allow free expression of everything else. Yet if elected, Rick Santorum promises something very un-American: To ban pornography on the Internet. That sequel to Fifty Shades of Grey–forget about it. (And teh kittehs may be next).

If you’re a Catholic and went to Mass this morning, you know that today’s gospel reading was the parable of the Good Samaritan. Using that as a basis for a sermon on charity, our priest noted that the prevailing pagan concept of charity was at best, a quid pro quo. He cited Plato, who wrote that “a poor man who was no longer able to work because of sickness should be left to die.”