To blame every American transgression on the culture is to absolve Americans of any responsibility for anything. Posted on June 4, 2004 Arts > Frank Rich: It Was the Porn That Made Them Do It” href=”http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/30/arts/30RICH.html?ex=1401249600&en=e1cb8f560adbc451&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND”>To blame every American transgression on the culture is to absolve Americans of any responsibility for anything.