Before Hitler, Who Was the Stand-In for Pure Evil? →
A fascinating look at the evolution of one of our favorite rhetorical devices from Slate:
ESPN dropped singer Hank Williams Jr. from its Monday Night Football telecast after he publicly compared President Obama to Adolf Hitler on Monday. Today, the Führer is universally recognized as the embodiment of evil and the most convenient example of a truly terrible human being. Before World War II, who was the rhetorical worst person in history?
/via April Corbin
