From NRO’s Andrew McCarthy, the best juxtaposition of the two opposing worldviews through the perspective of the recent pirate episode:
“Civilized” is a much-misunderstood word, thanks to the “rule of law” crowd that is making our planet an increasingly dangerous place. Civilization is not an evolution of mankind but the imposition of human good on human evil. It is not a historical inevitability. It is a battle that has to be fought every day, because evil doesn’t recede willingly before the wheels of progress.
The whole piece is worth the read.
