Tag: liberty
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The Schizophrenic Tongue of Liberty
One could go on about the double standards and inconsistencies of liberal ideals of free speech till judgment day. Time and again, the discussion around free speech proves to be fruitless and the romanticized notion of the subject is ever vapid and shallow.
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Parables from Plymouth Rock: A Book Review of “Liberty’s Jihad” by Munawar Ali Karim
The book in question is prefaced with what could be described as a defiance of Barthesian attitudes towards literature (i.e. an irreverence towards authorial intentions and context) . The author audaciously suggests the order in which he would like his book to be read. Such direction might seem archaic in an era in which authorial…