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Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Condemn No Evil

December 22, 2009 04:29

The latest issue of Index on Censorship magazine includes an interview with Jytte Klausen about her new book on the Danish cartoons crisis and why Yale University Press chose to publish it without any illustrations. Index on Censorship positions itself as Britain's "leading organisation promoting...

Ralph Lauren: Impossibly Skinny, Impossibly Fashionable

October 13, 2009 19:32

Yep. Believe it or not, the Ralph Lauren model above has not been manipulated. At least not by me. By Ralph's fashion empire. He placed her in a slightly different context however. Note the body types though. Spot any differences?I cannot believe in 2009 we still have to vomit our guts out, or...

Anonymity: Social responsibility, civility...or fear?

September 07, 2009 21:12

An article in the New York Times, China Web Sites Seeking Users’ Names, reveals a new intrusion by Chinese authorities. This argument against anonymity has been made here in the United States as well. Recently Google revealed the name of a formerly anonymous blogger who had dared to call former...

Cry My Diluted Swastika

August 18, 2009 06:29

As the rhetoric heats over healthcare reform, the swastika has taken center stage. The problem is that no one knows whether the once dreaded symbol is being used to identify the target or the perpetrator. And therein lies the danger. We live in toxic times.The increasing displays of vitriolic calls...

Free Speech is Sacred

March 18, 2009 02:08

A well reasoned, and articulate criticism of the UN's decision to even contemplate a resolution banning religious criticism, by Pat Condell.

June 2007 FAP Newsletter

June 21, 2007 23:23

“At a time when access to information, and free speech and press freedom are all under attack, First Amendment Project should be cherished and supported as an essential resource, both for independent journalists and the community at large.”– Sarah Olson, independent journalistAcclaimed independent...

Fair Use and Copyright

June 01, 2007 20:08

"Professor Eric Faden of Bucknell University provides this humorous, yet informative, review of copyright principles delivered through the words of the very folks we can thank for nearly endless copyright terms."For more information:...

American Liberal Liberties Union

May 25, 2007 05:20

In an editorial in The Wall Street Journal, The American Liberal Liberties Union, Wendy Kaminer takes the ACLU to task for trending towards what she sees as a selective approach to free speech.This is not the same organization that once took pride in its costly, principled decision to defend the...

The Right of Peaceful Assembly. Gone.

May 04, 2007 23:29

By Nezua Limón Xolagrafik-JonezMay 3, 2007TheUnapologeticMexican.orgTHERE IS NO RIGHT TO PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY IN AMERICA. There were signs earlier, it's true. But now it can be said to be official. File this along with what you read on blogs about habeas corpus and wiretapping, this latest display of...

NBC: Bringing Decency Back

April 20, 2007 20:11

The famous ACT UP refrain that galvanized a movement was “Silence = Death”. Despite a reputation for silence worthy of a monk, Virginia Tech killer, Cho Seung-Hui, who peers and roommates say rarely uttered a word, let rip in a frightening, rambling, multimedia diatribe that he mailed off to NBC...