Spitzer Symptomatic of Culture's Affliction
The Question: What does the Eliot Spitzer scandal say about our public and private morality? Should he have resigned?
While the public’s outrage at Spitzer’s sex scandal is more than justifiable, it is also misplaced. With a number of politicians falling from grace in the past few years for infidelity and illicit sexual activities, this latest scandal should compel our society to do more than just balk and shake our heads. Spitzer’s recent behavior is reflective of a greater societal affliction, the root problems of which need to be identified and treated. Spitzer’s problem was only a symptom of this affliction; if we searched for its cause, we’d realize that many others are implicated.
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