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Weaker than the Sword WHEN ISLAMIST GUNMEN murdered eight staffers of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in January, I did two things in response: purchase an international subscription to Charlie and join the PEN American Center. The subscription wasn’t cheap (about $180 (US)), but it has been well worth the cost. There is nothing quite like Charlie in...

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James Kirchick

James Kirchick is a columnist for Tablet magazine and author of Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington and The End of Europe: Dictators, Demagogues, and the Coming Dark Age. He has reported from over 40 countries and his writing has appeared in many publications including the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times.

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