Trigger Warning: On this episode of the Resistance Library Podcast Dave and Sam discuss Americans obsession with safety and the rise of political correctness.

It’s a common refrain: We have bubble-wrapped the world. Americans in particular are obsessed with “safety.” The simplest way to get any law passed in America, be it a zoning law or a sweeping reform of the intelligence community, is to invoke a simple sentence: “A kid might get hurt.”