A Phalange of the Left

Leftism gone too far is often the result of secular ideology embracing the inflexibility of religious dogma. Look at this example, via Virgina Postrel. Reading the article, I was reminded of Christopher Hitchens' remark several years ago about "people, who, discovering a snake in their child's bed, would immediately place a call to the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals." [He might have meant to say "the NSPCA," but that's a small quibble--ed.]