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Free Speech Denmark Style (courtesy alQuds)
Cartoon equating star of david with Nazism — oops — anti-Semitism. Cartoon showing a black man — oops — racism. Cartoon insulting Muhammad — ahaa — freedom of speech.
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Lessons from Greek Financial Woes
The country that is widely considered to be the cradle of Western civilisation is bankrupt. Its bonds are now rated lower than any other country in the world. With a population of only 11 million,...
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Free Speech Update: Cartoons can be Censored
So, the Chicago Tribune censors the political cartoon strip Doonesbury. Here is what the editor had to say: To be sure, “Doonesbury” is a satirical cartoon, but the remarks are serious enough that we...
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Israeli Desperation in Courting European Far-right
Diplomats don’t make many mistakes. Certainly not mistakes like attending a reception for 20 minutes and posing for pictures and also giving positive comments. The Israeli newspaper Haaretz is keeping...
View ArticleThe Ugly Side of Voltaire
I had always recognised Voltaire as a philosopher and an important cog of Western liberal thinking but I recently came across a play written by him: Le fanatisme, ou Mahomet le Prophete, literally...
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