Salman Rushdie says he is tired of being ‘free speech Barbie’ after 2022 attack Author says he doesn’t ‘feel symbolic’ and hopes to steer narrative to his books after surviving assassination attempt The Guardian - US · Mar 15
PEN America, facing criticism over its response to the Mideast war, gathers for annual gala PEN America gathered Thursday night for its annual gala, a high-profile event raised even higher because some wondered if it would be held at all The Independent UK · May 17, 2024
Fact-checking may be important, but it won't help Americans learn to disagree better Entering the new year, Americans are increasingly divided. They clash not only over differing opinions on COVID-19 risk or abortion, but basic facts like election counts and whether vaccines work. Surveying rising political antagonism, journalist George Packer recently wondered in The Atlantic, “Are we doomed?” The Conversation · Jan 18, 2022