Acclaimed author Salman Rushdie says the attack on free expression now comes from both the left and the right.
Censorship in America today comes from both the left and the right, Salman Rushdie told 60 Minutes in his first major television interview since he was attacked at a literary festival in 2022. The writer spoke out ahead of the publication this week of his new book, 'Knife,' a deeply personal exploration of his near-death experience.
'In this country I don't believe that there are very many people, actually, who are seriously interested in doing me any harm,' Rushdie said at the time. 'I don't believe that's so in the United States, either.' Despite his optimism, he would remain in hiding for almost nine more years after that interview.
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