The U.S. condemns torture, killings, and arbitrary detention in Iran.

I wanted to respond in detail to Ben Wittes today, but that’ll have to wait till tomorrow. Kevin Jon Heller and Matt Yglesias already did.

I like Kevin Williamson‘s “I’m a small government guy” argument against targeted killing.

Retro Batman.

Adam Serwer is a writing fellow at The American Prospect and a graduate of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He also blogs at Jack and Jill Politics and has written for The Village Voice, The Washington Post, The Root, and the Daily News. Follow @adamserwer