Everyone understood [Charlie Hebdo], as people had understood for hundreds of years, knowing that Rabelaisian tradition of French satire, they knew how… — Scott Simon Charlie Copy Share Image
Fidel Castro was a charismatic revolutionary and a ruthless leader who allowed no dissent. — Scott Simon Castro Copy Share Image
I became a pedant of the form. I did my graduate work in art history and particularly in the history of French… — Scott Simon Art Copy Share Image
Believe me, those great death bed speeches are written ahead of time. — Scott Simon Ahead of time Copy Share Image
“Camille died a few days later. Our daughter's hearts bear the first real cracks they have had to endure since we came… — Scott Simon Children Copy Share Image
Bernie Sanders lost the Democratic presidential nomination to Hillary Clinton, but he won more than 12 million votes in the primaries and… — Scott Simon Bernie sanders Copy Share Image
As the race for president tightens, Hillary Clinton's campaign hopes to win over millions of people who voted for Bernie Sanders in… — Scott Simon Bernie sanders Copy Share Image
In journalism, when we want to get a story over the jumps, we refer to it as a universal experience, but it… — Scott Simon Death Copy Share Image
“And I don't even have to include Joseph adoption Jesus to make that point, though it is irresistible to add that Joseph… — Scott Simon Adoption Copy Share Image
In the wake of the deaths of the satirists, Je suis Charlie, I am Charlie, became a slogan of solidarity for free… — Scott Simon Around the world Copy Share Image
Fidel Castro rhetorically championed the poor. He also held the Cuban economy in a kind of arrested state. He called for racial… — Scott Simon Arrested Copy Share Image
Charlie Hebdo were the licensed anarchist clowns of the society. — Scott Simon Anarchist Copy Share Image
AR-15s, in particular, are often called America's gun. They're some of the most popular rifles in the country, especially when it comes… — Scott Simon America Copy Share Image
Charlie Hebdo was and is not The Onion or "The Daily Show." This is a different kind of satire. Might I put… — Scott Simon Charlie Copy Share Image