These Are the Times That Try Women's Souls

Dear Karen DeCoster,

Once, in the past, I was critical of you. I apologize. You have become one of my favorites of Lew Rockwell's bloggers.

You are angry. You have no respect for the villains. Many writers on our side (philosophically/politically) make the mistake, in my opinion, of treating the villains as fools who need correcting. You treat them as cheats who need contempt.

I think it is an important difference. I do not think the intellectual war against evil can be won by those who consider the enemy to be well-intentioned fools. It will be won by those who know the enemy to be ruthless and wicked creeps.

I hope you keep writing.

Karen De Coster posted this letter from a reader. It reminds us that we sometimes "put the gloves on" when posting instead of giving 'em both barrels. It's a lesson we will try retain in our memory banks for future rants.