Chic Racism. To review a book by a former leftist, the New York Times Book Review section asks a former leftist. But it is hilarious that Hitchens admits that he shared a panel with Levy: "on the same side concerning the veiling of Muslim women in Europe." Yes. Two European men--not known for their feminism mind you, but known for their hostility to Arabs and Muslims--lecture Muslim women on how to dress. And then Hitchens tells you why racism is now chic among former leftists: "Muslim youths of Arab and African provenance have long been staging a rolling showdown with the French police. Some secular liberals and leftists agreed in general with Sarkozy when he referred to the rioters as “scum” or “riff-raff.” These racaille were not deprived, but depraved."