by Erik Kain on February 13, 2012
Alyssa Rosenberg has a smart response up to this piece by Anthony Paletta on the supposed distaste liberals have toward vigilante movies. Paletta argues that liberals essentially don’t like to see the use of force on criminals, especially by non-state actors. The principal objection, he argues, is “not aesthetic, but moral; the offense is to [...]
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This enlightening juxtaposition is via Frank Pasquale whose entire post on the moral authority of Occupy Wall Street is well worth the read. That about sums it up.
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In recent years, the number of people executed in America has plummeted: Crime has fallen dramatically in the same time period. Will Wilkinson points out that modernity has brought about a number of similar moral shifts, and concludes: In the face of such a decisive trend in moral culture, we can say a couple different [...]
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E.D. Kain is a blogger and freelance writer. Currently he serves as Editor-in-Chief of The League of Ordinary Gentlemen and writes a policy blog at Forbes. He can be found occasionally composing 140 character cultural analysis on Twitter. His writing has appeared in The Atlantic, The National Review, The Washington Examiner, and the now-defunct True/Slant.
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