Lionel Shriver: PEN America Rewards Cowardice
‘Real freedom of expression is too scary; we’d rather hide in a crowd whose keffiyeh-masked members all shout the same thing.’ (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
We live in a world where an organization established for the defense of free speech is expected to openly advocate for Hamas.
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Another day, another opportunity for huffy, hypocritical “progressive” posturing. PEN America has now been forced to cancel its World Voices literary festival in New York and L.A., on the heels of also canceling its 2024 awards ceremony. Too many authors had withdrawn from both events to make going ahead with staging either practicable. The reason for s…
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