A Campaign that I'd Sign-Up For

Here's a letter that I sent to the Boston Globe:

You applaud efforts by the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood to thwart "Big Business' attempts to turn [children:] into consumers of junk food, junk toys, and junk entertainment" ("Bowing to corporate America, Judge Baker center loses face," March 13).  While I admire these activists' zealous concern for children, I think it to be misdirected.

No business – "big" or otherwise – can, without special privileges from government, force...