The Best of Us Is Medieval - First Things

The Best of Us Is Medieval - First Things

It has long been a custom among commentators that, when looking for a comparator that will blacken any reputation, cloak your own judgement in righteousness, and win all arguments, you have permission to vault over centuries of human iniquity, committed on every continent and body of water, to land on a single, all-purpose byword for the worst of human behavior: medieval.  It is also true, however, that the Middle Ages have always had their defe…