If, thanks to the absence of interrogation techniques that make detainees uncomfortable but fall well short of already prohibited torture, Americans are condemned to death (perhaps, ironically, in the course of a successful terrorist attack on the U.S. Capitol), those responsible for denying our government such tools will bear a heavy moral burden.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Do the right thing

The heavy ooze of moral superiority emanating from all the condemnations of Mr. Romney last week, all the breathless media reports on those condemnations, did not begin with something he said last week.

WSJ: Dorothy Rabinowitz: The Fourth Estate, Still Thrilling to the Spirit of '08

The book was heavy on polemics equating moral virtue and civic responsibility with military service.

WSJ: -

The pervasive corruption in Turkey has imposed not only a moral cost but a heavy economic one too.

ECONOMIST: The importance of fighting corruption

Social and moral dilemmas lie at the heart of their work, often emphasized with a heavy hand.

NPR: Intersections: In the Footsteps of Charles Dickens

So far, Xi has been dining with foreign policy heavy weights like Henry Kissinger, Zbig Brzezenski and Madeleine Albright, in search of much needed political and moral support.

FORBES: China's VP In DC, Looks For Support

Indeed, an interesting moral question arose as I walked up one side of the road and down the other hauling a heavy-duty trash bag (I'd eventually fill two of them).

WSJ: Recycled Emotions