Please forgive a moderately outdated pop-culture reference.  I know the TV show 24 was cancelled a few years ago.  But hopefully after nine seasons, the show and its main protagonist still remain enough in our collective consciousness to warrant their use.

To be honest, I was never a huge 24 fan.  The first time I saw it, I loved it.  Eventually though, the premise gets a little too predictable or tired. Not everything fits neatly into 24 hour-long episodes.  One thing I always admired, though, was the consistent moral position of Jack Bauer.  Continue reading →