Who Knew?

Great post by Ta-Nehisi Coates on the Obama administration’s “looking forward” philosophy. You should really read the whole thing, but if you can’t, here’s an excerpt where he quotes Adam Serwer:

Cohen’s argument simply reflects the consensus among certain journalistic and political elites that the powerful simply shouldn’t be held accountable when they make mistakes, because, after all, we all make mistakes. This compassionate attitude naturally doesn’t extend beyond this small group. America has the highest incarceration rate in the world, fully 1 percent of the population. I’m sure there are millions of people currently incarcerated who would like it if Cohen’s policy of absolution for crimes was extended to them.