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This morning, the Supreme Court ruled that a law that outlaws promoting or advertising -- "pandering" -- child pornography is constitutional and does not interfere with First Amendment freedoms. In the case, United States v. Williams , decided...
This morning, the Supreme Court ruled that a law that outlaws promoting or advertising -- "pandering" -- child pornography is constitutional and does not interfere with First Amendment freedoms. In the case, United States v. Williams , decided...
By Wendy Kaminer If the indictment of 49 year old Lori Drew for allegedly participating in a cyber hoax that drove teenager Megan Meier to suicide is emotionally gratifying, legally, it’s quite troubling. A middle-aged woman who taunts a troubled young...
There is a common misconception that society pays a heavy
price for allowing free speech – emotional harm to members of target groups,
leakage of national security secrets, stuff like that. In truth, the substantial
positives deriving from vigorous free...
The New York Times is reporting that Wikipedia is getting flak -- in the form of angry emails and a 80,000-signature petition -- over its entry on the life and times of Muhammad . The website contains several images of the face of Muhammad taken from...
MYSpace may be going to hell: it has reportedly restored , or sort of restored, the atheist and agnostic group recenty deleted, as reported below.
By Wendy Kaminer MYSpace has deleted the 35,000 member “Atheist and Agnostic Group” in response to complaints from people who are offended by atheism, according to a press release posted by the Secular Student Alliance. Group Moderator Bryan Pesta stressed...
