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Connecting Ilhan Omar and Jordan Peterson
Ilhan Omar
American politician (born 1982)
When journalist Glenn Greenwald responded that it was remarkable "how much time U.S. political leaders spend defending a foreign nation even if it means attacking free speech rights of Americans", and tagged Omar for a comment, she replied with a quote from a hip hop song, "It's All About the Benjamins", alluding to the $100 bill of that name.
Glenn Greenwald
American journalist, lawyer and writer
While Greenwald does not participate in any organized religion, he has said he believes in "the spiritual and mystical part of the world" and that yoga is "like a bridge into that, like a window into it." Greenwald has been critical of the New Atheist movement, in particular, Sam Harris and other critics of Islam.
Sam Harris
Harris has debated with many prominent figures on the topics of God or religion, including William Lane Craig, Jordan Peterson, Rick Warren, Andrew Sullivan, Reza Aslan, David Wolpe, Deepak Chopra, Ben Shapiro and Jean Houston.
In June and July 2018, he met with Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson for a series of debates on religion, particularly the relationship between religious values and scientific fact in defining truth.
Ilhan Omar
American politician (born 1982)
Asked by Batya Ungar-Sargon of '' The Forward'' to clarify who she thought was paying American politicians to be pro-Israel, she tweeted "AIPAC", a view that Ben Ehrenreich noted, had been argued and thoroughly documented 13 years earlier by two American political scientists, John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt in their book ''The Israel Lobby''.
Stephen Walt
Contending that Walt and Mearsheimer are members of a "school that essentially wishes that the war with jihadism had never started," Christopher Hitchens concluded, "Wishfulness has led them to seriously mischaracterize the origins of the problem...." Former US Ambassador Edward Peck wrote the "tsunami" of responses condemning the report proved the existence of the lobby and "Opinions differ on the long-term costs and benefits for both nations, but the lobby's views of Israel's interests have become the basis of U.S. Middle East policies."
Christopher Hitchens
John Onaiyekan and Ann Widdecombe argued that it was, while Hitchens joined Stephen Fry in arguing that it was not.
He understood that the universe doesn't care about our existence or welfare, and he epitomized the realization that our lives have meaning only to the extent that we give them meaning." Bill Maher paid tribute to Hitchens on his show '' Real Time with Bill Maher'', saying, "We lost a hero of mine, a friend, and one of the great talk show guests of all time." Salman Rushdie and English comedian Stephen Fry paid tribute at the Christopher Hitchens Vanity Fair Memorial 2012.
Stephen Fry
On 18 May 2018, Fry participated in the semi-annual Munk Debates in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, where he argued against political correctness on the ''Con'' side of the topic "Be it resolved, what you call political correctness, I call progress..." alongside Jordan Peterson, and in opposition to ''Pro'' side represented by Michelle Goldberg and Michael Eric Dyson.
Ilhan Omar
American politician (born 1982)
Her family was named one of the "five families who are changing the world as we know it" by ''Vogue'' in their February 2018 issue featuring photographs by Annie Leibovitz.
Annie Leibovitz
American photographer
Leibovitz took a drastic shift from the calendar traditional style by focusing on admirable women as opposed to sexuality. The calendar included Amy Schumer, Serena Williams, and Patti Smith.
Dave Rubin
American political commentator
Rubin and Jordan Peterson announced their intent to leave the platform following Sargon of Akkad's ban, which they described as an assault on free speech.
Ilhan Omar
American politician (born 1982)
In July 2019, Omar introduced a resolution co-sponsored by Rashida Tlaib and Georgia Representative John Lewis stating that "all Americans have the right to participate in boycotts in pursuit of civil and human rights at home and abroad, as protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution".
Stokely Carmichael
African American activist (1941–1998)
Carmichael privately took credit for pushing King toward anti-imperialism, and historians such as Peniel Joseph and Michael Eric Dyson agree.
Michael Eric Dyson
In May 2018, he participated in the Munk debate on political correctness, arguing alongside Michelle Goldberg against Stephen Fry and Jordan Peterson.
