National Notebook: By Somemeasures, the world has never seemed more civilized. Murders, rapes, and even barroom brawls are down. Then came springtime in America, and with it kitten-killing, brain-eating, entrails-throwing, blood-spitting, naked al fresco face-devouring crimes that made Memorial Day feel like end times. After this "zombie apocalypse," as it was quickly dubbed, the federal government moved to restore order, noting no outbreak of a virus with "zombielike symptoms" and banning "bath salts," an amphetamine-like drug cocktail that may have played a role in some of the crimes. But the question remains: what's with all the craziness?
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