Original sentence: But more recently he claims, the rhetoric has been applied to many varied political agendas, sometimes with little or no relevance.USA Today technology columnist Andrew Kantor, in an article about website filtering software, stated that "Do it for the children" was common in debating matters of education, culture, and crime -- since children are impressionable and youth crime is thought to be particularly harmful
Edited sentence: USA Today technology columnist Andrew Kantor, in an article about website filtering software, stated his opinion that traditionally, the argument was seen in debates over matters such as education, culture, and crime, as children are impressionable and youth crime is thought to be particularly harmful, but more recently the rhetoric has been applied to many varied political agendas, sometimes with little or no relevance