"Censorship is the suppression of speech or deletion of communicative material which may be considered objectionable, harmful, sensitive, or inconvenient to the government or media organizations as determined by a...
... something that, to some, is quite unimaginable but now perfectly feasible - corporatocracy.Roy C gave us this really well written piece. Written, of course with his slant on it, I can see why he would look upon the SCOTUS decision as a move to where unlimited freedom of...
Two news stories have made an impression on my mindset today, as I stir my morning coffee after reading the headlines. I find my self thinking of freedom and my own freedom of speech, it makes me feel guilty...
Dana Ellyn upholds blasphemy as an artform. In her work, the painter confirms her lack of religious beliefs by poking fun at those of Jews, Christians and social Puritans. In deeply religious America, her message is not universally popular, and hate emails pour in by the...
created by pavoldi | 8 wks ago 65 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Is there oversensitivity about bad coverage of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, or was this just an overzealous border guard? It certainly feeds the perception that free speech has gone in the tank when it...
Anti-gay blog postings cause furor at Purdue University: Scholar and political science librarian sets off storm of protest "The issue is not Dr. Chapman’s views of homosexuality, bigoted and wrong-headed though they may be, but that he has abused his...
Michael Wallschlaeger and a friend were arrested and charged by the FBI for allegedly directing protests at the Pittsburgh G20 Summit in September/09. "The FBI has accused a US citizen of using the Internet to...
In the world of politics, citizen journalism on the internet has become to look very dangerous, in its context and ability to attack political indoctrination and propaganda. The normal news media can be...
Americans for Limited Government President Bill Wilson today announced the nationwide American Liberty Tour, an outreach effort to organize concerned citizens beginning on September 10. It is scheduled to stop in...
created by Phyrillas | 22 wks ago | updated 22 wks ago 74 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
Reluctant Champion Ezra Levant Nanaimo, BCFriday May 22 2009Laston LastofEzra Levant recounted his wrenching tale of government-sponsored tyranny at the Coast Bastion while his audience of more than 100 guests, in...
In a post almost two years ago, I wrote about H.R. 1592, a piece of freedom-threatening hate-crimes legislation that was quietly making its way through Congress. Fortunately, after it passed the House, the...
"Our appeal was unanimously approved. We’re one step closer to winning the right to buy airtime for citizen-produced, social marketing messages." says the Adbusters non-profit website. In a...
created by thinktank | 43 wks ago | updated 43 wks ago 225 views | 51 recommendations | 6 comments
It is always parroted that the exercise of freedom of speech and the constitutional guarantee protected and accorded those who reside in the United States of America, protects all speech, including...
opinion by Karen Hatter | 43 wks ago | updated 43 wks ago 971 views | 101 recommendations | 25 comments
And now, from today's North Country Gazette more of what we detest : "The latest death knell for freedom of speech comes not from North Korea or Iran, but from that bastion of democratic freedom known as the United...
Friday the 13th is usually associated with shrieks and screaming but for organisations in British Columbia Friday the 13th will render them freedom-of-speechless. Due to a still controversial 2008 amendment to...
created by Tina Kells | 51 wks ago | updated 50 wks ago 186 views | 2 recommendations | 0 comments