From the Newsletter | When Courageous Writing Gets You Hurt—Or Worse
In addition to “going there” on religion, writers must be able to include all manner of confounding, risqué or otherwise controversial things in their made-up stories precisely because these things happen in real life.
Opinion | Rushdie is a Champion of Religious Freedom, Too
The sudden reemergence of violence against Rushdie is a reminder of the great issues his ordeal represents—and that fight’s human cost over decades.