Partisans really just do not get it

A very nice reflection on the torture question by David Harsanyi.

Sorry, History is Just Not That Simple

I really don't know what to tell liberals and conservatives, anymore. This period is not going to be remembered as a vindication of any ideology. Like every period, it will be a debate about ideas. And no ideology, like no religion, will ever be a victor in that conflict.

What that debate will yield, hopefully, is a more honest and compassionate wisdom that serves us and future generations.

And that is the best that anyone can or should hope for.

When they are being honest with themselves, that is.