Spanking kills . . . <i>your soul</i>

William Saletan looks at a new study arguing that spanking turns kids into sexual deviants and offers four explanations:

Theories: 1) Corporal punishment creates a psychological "fusion of love and violence." 2) It reduces "concern for the well-being of other people." 3) It teaches poor impulse control. 4) It makes your kids ignore your relationship advice.

He omits 5) It's garbage. A propos of absolutely nothing, I offer this: See web-only content:
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2008/03/spanking-kills-lt-i-gt-your-soul-lt-i-gt/2871/

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