While at a Nationals baseball game, I said hello to a congressman. He asked if I’d seen the Netflix show “Adolescence.” A few days earlier, a woman at church asked me about the show.

So, I watched it. It is hard to watch.

“Adolescence” tells the story of a nice-looking, middle-school English boy accused of murdering his classmate, a girl, after he and his friends swallow toxic, women-hating content available to them on the internet.

This is far from a vampire movie. This is the story about real crime taking place in our homes. And our children are the victims.

And America is watching. According to the Hollywood Reporter, “'Adolescence' debuted less than a month ago and already has more than 114 million views, Netflix says.”

And if the people bringing the show to my attention are a fair representation, the series is triggering an important political conversation.

But, again, I had a hard time watching it. And I am not alone.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) recently confessed that he couldn’t get through the series, produced by Brad Pitt, because it was so disturbing.

Scott Galloway, a New York University professor and podcaster, said he needed a drink to........

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