August 12, 2011

Rioters Are Thatcher's Grandchildren

Pankaj Mishra, Bloomberg

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I am often asked, when in the U.S. or Europe, whether I feel frightened while traveling through such obviously dangerous places as Afghanistan and Kashmir.

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