One imagines that a Venn diagram showing the overlap between Nine Inch Nails fans and Corner readers would display two large but basically separate circles. It’s probably best that way. However, for all four readers who care, I offer a semi-defense of the band’s new record, Year Zero, in the Washington Times today.

Update: Well, color me slightly (but, I think, pleasantly) surprised. Numerous Corner readers have written in to note their combined Nails-fandom and conservative credentials. A sample:

Make that five… Nine Inch Nails rocks!
Tool as well, but that’s another post…
From a social and fiscal conservative, (semi) evangelical, gun-toting,
global warming denying, Fred Thompson fearing Republican.