Say What You See

We don't lack moral clarity; we lack the ability to talk about it

The Battle of the Argonne, Rene Magritte, 1959

Earlier this week, I opened an application on my phone and immediately saw it: The torso of a beheaded child. It took a moment to digest the image and realize what it was. My stomach plunged as it became clear. The video showed a man holding a small, dirtied torso up in the air, its ribs too prominent. Its …