The Scope And Implications Of A Very Serious Problem

Yo, Mate: should I break it to them? Or, would you rather do it?

Oh, okay, I'll do it.

Here's something that I wrote in private, that appears to have gained a foothold in an otherwise maddening debate:

"The plainly obvious fact of the matter is that life is increasingly cheap in this country. Now, you know this. You know it all over American politics: individuals are the fodder of the culture.

There is no reason why this aspect of it should be any different, and, in fact, it's not."

I do not presume that this point is the end of the debate, but I have it on good authority that it is something serious to think about.

The Very Thing

In reflection on Natalie Solent's remarks at Samizdata, I naturally hit on the definition put to me by an old, dear friend some time ago:

"Zealot: someone who knows what God would do if only he had all the facts."