Loyalty is life and death for soldiers. But like courage, it’s a morally neutral virtue. Its morality depends on how you view the cause it serves. Like any whistleblower, Manning may have betrayed his institution, but he did so out of loyalty to humanity.

– Bradley Manning and Us (The Guardian)

My piece on loyalty, truth, and Bradley Manning commissioned by Creative Time Reports, and also in The Guardian, “Bradley Manning and Us.”
Manning’s trial started today.