Good Grief

Opaque prose aside, Judith Butler's new book asks crucial questions about how we tolerate state-sanctioned death.

By Kristian Williams

Whose life is worth protecting? If the question shocks us, it is because we hesitate to declare, by implication, that there are people whose lives aren't worth protecting. Yet, while it may not be put in these terms, this is exactly the sort of judgment [RETURN TO ARTICLE]