It would come as no surprise to people who know me that my favorite books and movies are “The Lord of the Rings.” And even those of you who do not know me will now be unsurprised to hear it because now I’ve told you.

Anyway, in one particular scene in the movie the evil wizard, Saruman, is trying to convince the good wizard, Gandalf, to join him in using the Ring of Power to gain unlimited power and basically rule the world. Here’s the problem though: The ring was made by someone named Sauron who just happens to be the most vile and evil entity in the entire world. As such, the ring itself is...