Thinking Out Aloud

Reading a book that appalls you can be a bracing experience. It was also unexpected; this is not a reaction I can remember having to a boo...

Despite claims that political correctness is merely about politeness and not offending folk , the Virtue-signalling that underlies politi...

Jeffrey Herf (Professor of History, University of Maryland) recently suggested that President Obama apply the same standards to Christiani...

In the ever-widening world of PC word taboos, there is " punching down ", as in one should not " punch down " (i.e. ver...

( Part one of this review was posted here .) Algerian-American author and academic  Karima Bennoune 's moving and informative  Your F...