Out-of-step intellectuals like Noam Chomsky and the deceased Edward Said have often been dismissed as crazy extremists, 'anti-American,' and in Mr. Said's case even, absurdly, as apologists for Palestinian 'terrorism.'
From Salman Rushdie
Dissensions between Muslim nations run at least as deep, if not deeper, than those nations' resentment of the West.
Broad-mindedness is related to tolerance; open-mindedness is the sibling of peace.
The great concern is that year after year, rising numbers of journalists are being killed in pursuit of their work. They are increasingly seen as not being neutral but rather as combatants by one side or the other.
It's true that the human body is more vulnerable than the products of the human mind.
One of the strange things about violent and authoritarian regimes is they don't like the glare of negative publicity.
The thing I really like about Twitter is the speed with which information reaches me. You find out things from Twitter long before they're on the news. That, I think, is valuable.
The Republicans were not always insane. They might've had politics I didn't agree with, but they weren't always actually certifiable.
Every time you finish a book, you have a terrible feeling that there's just never going to be another one. But fortunately, so far, the next one has always shown up.
All my adult life, if I didn't have several hours a day to sit in a room by myself, I would get antsy and irritable.
15 perspectives
11 perspectives
10 perspectives
8 perspectives
3 perspectives
2 perspectives