Mr. Huntington's essay and subsequent book, in which he asserted that the peoples of the Islamic world were incapable of developing societies rooted in freedom and democracy, which he perceived to be essentially "Western values," sparked an extensive debate in the Arab world and among Arab communities worldwide.
In 1954, Fredric Wertham published Seduction of the Innocent, a book in which he asserted that comics were inciting children to violence.
In 1665, the English astrologer, John Gadbury, published a book, De Cometis, in which he asserted that comets were associated with very specific, unedifying events.
Hawking's latest comments go beyond those laid out in his 2010 book, The Grand Design, in which he asserted that there is no need for a creator to explain the existence of the universe.
Walzer adopted a clearly relativistic position in his book Spheres of Justice (1983), in which he asserted that the caste system is "good" by the standards of traditional Indian society.
Last year, the former slugger José Canseco produced his second book on steroid use in baseball, "Vindicated," in which he asserted that Rodriguez, in the late 1990s, expressed interest in steroids and that Canseco then introduced him to a trainer who was familiar with performance-enhancing drugs.
Siljander wrote a book called "A Deadly Misunderstanding: A Congressman's Quest to Bridge the Muslim-Christian Divide," in which he asserted that Bashir was "a bad man" in the eyes of the West, but "in the eyes of God, as near as I could understand it, he was just another human being, with frailties and failings like the rest of us".
Day 2 started off with a conversation with Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures, in which he asserted that the future of tech investing remains strong.
He elaborated in a Saturday post on Facebook in which he asserted that "more than 99% of what people see" on Facebook is authentic.
There is a great book written by Malcolm Gladwell, titled Outliers, in which he asserts that genius is overrated and success is much more than someone's innate abilities.
Kevin Phillips, a conservative analyst, has provoked much furor in political circles with his new book, "The Politics of Rich and Poor," in which he asserts that the 1980's produced an extraordinary concentration of wealth at the top of American society.
