Steven Johnson’s commentary in the Los Angeles Times answering Hillary Clinton’s charges against Grand Theft Auto is a good read for anyone living and working with teens.

My 17-year-old nephew made an interesting point about some of the video games that doesn’t have to do with violence and sex. His concern was with the stereotyping that takes place so that the gangsters tend to be from minority groups and perpetuate the image of poor urban youth as lawbreakers. From the mouths of babes?