Soon after the death of Fidel Castro, I pointed out somewhere online that, for all its brave resistance to the crude might of the United States, the Cuban regime did have the unpleasant habit of locking up those who disagreed with it. Kangaroo courts had sentenced writers, academics, teachers and librarians for up to 28… Continue reading We’re with stupid – the seductive lure of idiocy on the left and the right
Read moreAs a headline, “Journalist murdered in Mexico” is unlikely to set the pulse racing. Even a subhead reading “Government and police not particularly interested” would have most of us wearily turning to the home page for the latest news from Celebrity Big Brother. Extraordinarily, we are living in an age in which censorship through murder… Continue reading These reporters risking their lives deserve our respect
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