freedom of speech
November 8, 2009
- About Freedom of Press: The Sitting Duck In a healthy society, it is important that journalists are free to do their reporting without facing violence, torture and even death. It’s part of our universal rights to have an independent press. I was watching Christiane Amanpour documentary “Scream Bloody Murder”. Suddenly I saw a video where Christiane Amanpour was talking about journalists ...
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October 23, 2009
- Here is a good example of the White House's hypocrisy and it demonstrates that the real reason the administration is attacking Fox News is NOT that Fox News is not a real news outlet, but because the White House cannot tolerate any opinion that disagrees with theirs.First, background. In case you haven't noticed, the White House has declared a war on Fox News. The administration has not provided ...
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September 5, 2009
- This is a departure from anything I planned to write here, but I am compelled to say something on the topic of Free Speech. As a writer, words are the tool of my trade. I revere them. What is more, I cherish our First Amendment right to free speech in America, even when it means that occasionally I am offended and appalled by the moronic and ...
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July 3, 2009
- Yesterday, I wrote a fairly long blog about why we celebrate Independence Day. I figured it would be my final blog of the week, but when I finished, something didn't feel right. It's sitting in my draft folder now, unused.It took me some time to figure out just what it was that I wasn't comfortable with. I'd written patriotic blogs before, thanking our veterans and extolling the virtues of the ...
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June 23, 2009
- I watched the movie "Crossing Over" two nights ago. It stars Harrison Ford and others. Harrison Ford's character is an immigration police officer. They show him and his squad raiding sweat shops in LA and busting illegal immigrants all over Los Angeles.I never knew how the immigration system worked here in the United States nor did I know anything about a six month visa, extending your ...
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March 26, 2009
- A blog post spawned by a response to a previous posting about the comparison of deficiet spending between the two-party rule 43rd Presidency and the fledgling one-party rule 44th Presidency ...Dennis Shay says:Ed, great summary. but you're using the wrong venue. Your dire warning is mostly falling on deaf ears in RR. Wed, 03/25/2009 - ...
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November 5, 2008
- I'm not going to engage in the discussion of this actual book because I think all sides of the argument are well-addressed in the posts of others. I know that Sherry Jones had a contract, and that her publisher bowed down to the threats of violence to remove it from their publishign schedule. I'm not talking about that here, but I am going to put in a note about freedom of speech though, ...
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August 3, 2008
- Gone are the days of deadlines, exhaustive (and exhausting) research, scholarly discipline, operating within rigid outlines, assembling bibliographical references and inserting pesky footnotes... I am POET now, see me roam! Writing poetry affords me the ultimate freedom of mobility and I love it. The dynamics of seeking out ever-changing locales for writing enhances the flow of my poetry from my ...
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July 24, 2008
- Why Islam Is Unfunny for a CartoonistThe arrest of a controversial Dutch cartoonist has set off a wave of protests. The case is raising questions for a changing Europe about free speech, religion and art.By ANDREW HIGGINS (The Wall Street Journal)July 12, 2008; Page W1AmsterdamOn a sunny May morning, six plainclothes police officers, two uniformed policemen and a trio of functionaries from the ...
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April 9, 2008
- So no sooner than I return to SF than I discover a friend of mine, Helen Zia, writer and lifelong civil and human rights activist, decided to run the O torch for 2 blocks through San Francisco. She is concerned for her safety given what's been going on in London and Paris (where the second day was cancelled). Moreover, Helen has been receiving disturbing e-mails about her decision and was ...
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