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Jeffrey Goldberg: Europe Is Under Siege
The Charlie Hebdo massacre represents a direct attack on perhaps the most crucial Western ideal. Jeffrey Goldberg writes: The European Parliament complex in Brussels, where I happen to be sitting at...
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Noonan: ‘Free Speech is More than a Tradition. It’s the Basis of Civilization’
Salman Rushdie, Meet Charlie Hebdo – Peggy Noonan @PeggynoonannycFiled under: Breaking News, Global, Mediasphere, Think Tank, War Room Tagged: al Qaeda, Charlie Hebdo, France, Iran, media, news, Paris,...
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REPEAL THEM NOW: Hate-Speech Codes Won’t Protect Europe From Violence
Nina Shea writes: What lesson will Europe draw from the Charlie Hebdo massacre? Will it get serious about ending Muslim extremism within its borders, or will it try even harder to curb offensive...
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[VIDEO] Salman Rushdie: ‘The Moment You Limit Free Speech It’s Not Free Speech’
The University of Vermont in Burlington invited Salman Rushdie to speak on campus Wednesday night, giving The Satanic Verses author a chance to deliver his most comprehensive response yet to the...
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French Prime Minister: ‘The Charge of ‘Islamophobia’ is Used to Silence People’
Manuel Valls argues that the accusation of Islamophobia is often used as a weapon by Islamism’s apologists Jeffrey Goldberg writes: The prime minister of France, Manuel Valls, has emerged over the past...
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The Inevitable Chilling Effect: Despite Its Stand Against the ‘Terrorist’s...
Jacob Sullum writes: On Sunday, as more than a million people marched through the streets of Paris in support of the right to draw cartoons without being murdered, the French Ministry of Culture and...
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HALL OF SHAME: Six PEN Members Decline Gala After Award for Charlie Hebdo
Novelists Peter Carey, Michael Ondaatje, Francine Prose, Teju Cole, Rachel Kushner and Taiye Selasi have withdrawn from the gala Jennifer Schuessler writes: The decision by PEN American Center to give...
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PEN Dissenters ‘Presume to Lecture Murder Victims on Not Provoking their...
Rich Lowry writes: If there is any group of people on the planet who should feel solidarity with the slain editors of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, it is writers. Appropriately enough,...
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Adieu la Liberté d’Expression: Western Writers Abandon their Support for Free...
Sorry, Charlie Hebdo Je suis Charlie. French for “I am Charlie,” the phrase became a global expression of solidarity and resolve after Islamist gunmen murdered 12 people at the Paris offices of the...
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‘Being Shocked is Part of Democratic Debate. Being Shot is Not': Charlie...
Josh Feldman writes: The staff of Charlie Hebdo was honored tonight at the PEN American Center gala, following much controversy, and they received a standing ovation as they affirmed their commitment...
View ArticleWSJ: ‘Jihadists Target Western Principles of Free Speech and Religious...
Heavily armed gunmen on Wednesday infiltrated the offices of Charlie Hebdo, a satirical newspaper in Paris, murdering at least 12 people, including its editor, before fleeing. The deadliest terror...
View ArticleHow to Answer the Paris Terror Attack
The West must stand up for freedom—and acknowledge the link between Islamists’ political ideology and their religious beliefs Ayaan Hirsi Ali writes: After the horrific massacre Wednesday at the French...
View Article[VIDEO] Shades of Red & Blue: Fake News, Free Speech & The Media
All democracies have one thing in common – a need for legitimacy, which is ultimately derived from the free and informed consent of the people. Some argue journalism only matters when practiced in the...
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