“IF TORTURE IS A CATEGORICAL EVIL, SHOULDN’T WE BOO JACK BAUER ON FOX’S 24?”

Brilliant, as always, the preceding is the question posed by Jonah Goldberg in his September 27th, 2006 column in NRO and it’s a most worthwhile read, as always.

Among the many valid points that Mr. Goldberg makes is that context is all important. For example, there is the comparison of the thug that pushes an old lady under a bus vs. the thug that pushes an old lady out of the way of the bus. But both are pushing around an old lady - only the context is different.