[This is an essay I wrote a couple of months after the Charlie Hebdo massacre (which was the very tragedy that unleashed my literary rage against Islam).  I am reposting it here...

  The other night I was having a philosophical disagreement with an acquaintance at a bar (which, contrary to popular belief, is less reckless than it sounds) over the subject...

I cannot think of any other words to supplement this anniversary eulogy of Avijit Roy (see below).  However, beforehand I would like to take this opportunity to add a few remarks about the...