Edward Cline

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Edward Cline (born October 22, 1946)

essayist and an air force veteran. He is best known for his Sparrowhawk series of novels, which are set in England and Virginia before the American Revolutionary War
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Books and writing

Apart from the Sparrowhawk series, Cline's other fiction includes a suspense series (featuring American entrepreneur Merritt Fury), a contemporary detective series (featuring Chess Hanrahan, who solves paradoxical murders), and a period detective series (featuring Cyrus Skeen in 1920s San Francisco).

Cline is also known for his writings on

free speech, and his criticisms of contemporary political trends and of Islam (and religion in general). Cline has written on freedom of speech and censorship issues for The Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science and The Journal of Information Ethics. He has written feature and cover stories, as well as book reviews, for Marine Corps League Magazine, The Colonial Williamsburg Journal, The Wall Street Journal, and The Intellectual Activist. His article on English political philosopher John Locke was carried in two editions of Western Civilization (McGraw-Hill). He has written the Rule of Reason blog for the Center for the Advancement of Capitalism since 2003.[2] He has written a "counter-jihad handbook" about Islam.[3] His columns have also appeared on Capitalism Magazine,[4] Family Security Matters,[5] and other blog sites. As a writer, his strongest influence has been novelist-philosopher Ayn Rand.[6]

In May 2016, Cline was informed by the

FBI that his name was on a list of over 8,000 names that was characterized as an ISIS kill list. Cline's landlord promptly evicted him. In an interview with Vocativ Cline said, "The situation is unprecedented in my lifetime experience. I've never before been evicted or thrown under the bus for what I think and write."[7]

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ "Cline, Edward 1946–". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  2. ^ "The Rule of Reason". March 26, 2003. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
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  4. ^ "About Edward Cline". Capitalism Magazine. Archived from the original on January 14, 2010.
  5. ^ "Edward Cline, Contributing Editor". Family Security Matters. Archived from the original on April 20, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  6. ^ Da Cunha, Mark (June 30, 2011). "Capitalism Magazine Interview with Edward Cline". Capitalism Magazine. Archived from the original on February 15, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
  7. ^ Kavanaugh, Shane Dixon (June 15, 2016). "Anti-Islamic Writer Was Evicted After ISIS Found Him Online". Vocativ. Archived from the original on June 16, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2016.

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