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One of the spontaneous social-media reactions to the Charlie Hebdo massacre today was the Twitter hashtag #JeSuisCharlie ("I am Charlie"). It's an admirable sentiment, resonant with the classic post-9/11 Le Monde cover
One of the spontaneous social-media reactions to the Charlie Hebdo massacre today was the Twitter hashtag #JeSuisCharlie ("I am Charlie"). It's an admirable sentiment, resonant with the classic post-9/11 Le Monde cover
When Cory and I decided to declare our solidarity with the staff of Charlie Hebdo and every other satirist, essayist, journalist and cartoonist who stands or stood for free expression, I assumed I'd have something to say by the
But from the security of our apartment — viewing the masses on our TV screen — the spirit of the French infected us anyway. The kids spontaneously began a "march" of their own, with homemade "Je Suis Charlie" signs and T-shirts decorated with