From theguardian.com

I’ll defend Allison Pearson’s right to be obnoxious – as she should defend mine | Kenan Malik

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Police investigation into writer’s alleged tweet has sparked a debate over free speech, albeit a somewhat selective one

#uk #law #hypocrisy #UutisBotEN #censorship #freespeech #liberalism #theguardian #badjournalism

10h ago

From jacobin.com

Michel Houellebecq: The Unhappy Oracle

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Michel Houellebecq’s chronicles of modern discontent have made him one of the most renowned writers of the century as well as a far-right prophet. Yet liberalism’s fiercest critic still hasn’t found his alternative future.

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4h ago