On Tuesday, I quoted the comment of a Muslim woman who felt western commercial interests had enslaved women, convincing them to use their bodies to sell products.  “And they are made to believe that this is freedom.” (Blog 4/7/15)  Certainly, there is more than a grain of truth

In the introduction to a new volume of George Orwell’s diaries, Christopher Hitchens, recently deceased, drew insights from the man whom many consider to be one of the greatest thinkers of the 20th century. Almost everyone has read at least one of Orwell’s social commentaries, Ani