The Dark Knight and the Breakdown of Social Order

January 17, 2012Erik Kain

Taylor Marvin’s musings on the breakdown of social order and the loss of the state’s monopoly on violence in Gotham in ‘s The Dark Knight is well worth the read. I’m not entirely sure I agree, but it’s a smart post either way. Marvin argues that Batman’s vigilantism underscores the loss of the monopoly of violence […]

Erik Kain

Erik writes about video games at Forbes and politics at Mother Jones. He's the editor of The League though he hasn't written much here lately. He can be found occasionally composing 140 character cultural analysis on Twitter.