Rushdie Deserves His Knighthood
India Knight makes a compelling case in the Times on why Salman Rushdie deserves his knighthood and why a free society should not be afraid to award it to him.
When I heard about the outrage over the knighthood, I went looking for a copy of Midnight's Children. Both Midnight's Children and the Satanic Verses were sold out at Borders, so I picked up a copy of the Moor's Last Sigh. Besides being tantalized by the title, I figured that it was my modest contribution to the Rushdie defense fund.
On a completely unrelated note, who knew that Rushdie was married to Padma Lakshmi, the host of television's Top Chef?
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