As time changes, many things also change. We have to change things to better suit the current societal standards. We strive "to make the world a better place" to live in. But what happens if something from the distant past is a better way of doing something? Is it possible for us to take a step backwards, from which we thought was a step forwards? Our so-called "civilized nation" is rather an idea than a fact. What is civilized? Jeff Jacoby, the author of an essay that titles "Bring Back Flogging." The first question one would ask about ....