Voodoo and violence; magician Penn Jillette sees through the censors' tricks. (Interview)

From: Reason | Date: April 1, 1994| Author: Kurtz, Steve | Copyright information

Magician Penn Jillette is one of the few disputants in the entertainment industry of Atty Gen Janet Reno's and Sen Paul Simon's campaign to regulate media violence. He strongly believes that fantasy and reality are two very different things and that what one sees and thinks does not necessarily account for one's behavior.

The recent calls by Attorney General Janet Reno and Sen. Paul Simon (D-Ill.) to limit and regulate media violence initially brought forth surprisingly few rebuttal...

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