...But when Hitchens picks a fight he's usually correct. Many of the louder voices on the Left, particularly the academic circles somewhat removed from Joe Schmoe on the street and the old-guard activist circles that used to count Hitchens as a member (The Nation, et al.) are soft on Islamic fascism. This is a global issue, especially in Europe where rising Islamic radicalism is a huge social problem.

We're not seeing a concerted effort from the free world to assert that radical Islamism - with the subjugation of women, the criminalization of homosexuality, and the murder of apostates - is simply not a legitimate way of living, not only in the West but anywhere.

...Check out Hitchens' review of Cohen's book:

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