The Joys of Selective Outrage

Modern Leftism takes a high moral tone about many subjects, which these days often leads it into supporting allegedly noble wars, in Yugoslavia, Iraq and Afghanistan (though funnily enough it used to mean opposing wars under almost all circumstances).

The interesting thing is that its outrage is so selective and inconsistent. This has long been so, and arises from the fact that the Left still hasn't worked out how to replace the Ten Commandments and the Sermon on the Mount, and so makes its...