Squawk, I think the first time I recall seeing the debate in the popular press in recent times was in 'Flying', probably the article:
Flight School: The Touch-and-Go | Flying Magazine
From that point there were various bastardized versions of the 'no' case in (for example) the AOPA and RAA mags and, despite the likely plagiarism as a starting point, the authors did not improve on the original.
I'm sure the question has been around much longer than that but I've been surprised at the gusto with which the case has been made - had not seen that before....and am still in favour of T&Gs.