Are the Jedi the true villains of Star Wars?

I'm hoping Episode VIII: The Last Jedi will shed some light on this question. I mean, what else was Luke doing there on that old-school Jedi temple all these years? read more

Obviously George lucus didnt intend for the Jedi to be the true villains of Star Wars, but it WAS the poor decisions of Jedi council that caused the end of the order. Their narrow minded and dogmatic views of romance what in large part, caused anakin to be seduced by the dark side. read more

Editor’s note: The release of the new trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens reignited prior debates about the general nature of the goodness of the Jedi and the villainy of the Empire. We reached out to the author of the definitive piece making the case for the Empire, Jonathan Last, to offer reasons that the Jedi are actually the bad guys. read more