How Penn State and the Catholic Church Covered Up Sexual Abuse and What We Can Do to Stop It

November 7, 2011Erik Kain

The recent sexual abuse scandal at Penn State is similar to the abuse scandals that have plagued the Catholic Church in recent years. Does a culture of secrecy and deference to authority make sexual abuse more likely? In the case of former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky, who has been accused of sexually abusing at least […]

Erik Kain

Erik writes about video games at Forbes and politics at Mother Jones. He's the editor of The League though he hasn't written much here lately. He can be found occasionally composing 140 character cultural analysis on Twitter.