Censorship
First Amendment to the United States Constitution: from the ALA and from the National Archives. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise...
View ArticleHall of Fame, or Shame?
The Baseball Hall of Fame has interjected itself into the political debate over war in Iraq. It had planned a celebration of the 15th anniversary of Bull Durham, one of the best baseball-themed movies...
View ArticleDisagreement is futile!
Censorship from the Treasury department? Anyone who publishes material from a country under a trade embargo is forbidden to reorder paragraphs or sentences, correct syntax or grammar, or replace...
View ArticleColleges at risk
The battle against censorship and heavy-handed intrusion from Congress goes ever on. Professor Juan Cole is asking for action protesting aspects of a bill making its way through Congress. From a USA...
View ArticleJanet Jackson, you’ll pay for this
To honor Veterans’ Day (and make a buck), ABC plans to show “Saving Private Ryan” this evening. Unfortunately, I won’t get to see it. Why? Well, my local station is afraid to televise it. It’s...
View ArticleOh, gimme a break
You’ve eaten your turkey; now have some irony for dessert. Science magazine published a story this week titled “SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING: NIH Flooded With Comments on Public Access Proposal.” If you click...
View ArticleFlu, v. 1918
I finished The Great Influenza, and it’s a great read. It’s also terrifying and instructive. Some of us are outraged at the current media’s shortcomings in reporting the Administration’s failings and...
View ArticleMore on St. Paul raids
According to the local paper in Minneapolis-St. Paul, the feds had infiltrated peace groups to stage their raids. Aided by informants planted in protest groups, authorities raided at least six...
View ArticleOn Wikileaks
Disclaimer: I haven’t read any of the disclosed documents in detail. I have an opinion about the material I’ve seen excerpted, though: why is the world in an uproar about some of these thoughts? I...
View ArticleWhat the ever-loving hell?
Sometimes I am so shocked and dismayed about a US Government policy that I feel I should write long essays chastising the President, Congress, the courts, or whoever formulated the policy. What usually...
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