A Writer’s Blog

  • Taking it Global: Online Freedom of Speech versus the 6th Amendment

    Freedom of Speech is only one of the rights/protections that the US Constitution offers its citizens. Read more

  • Originally posted on iLook China: Have you ever heard of a “found” poem? If not, this is what it means: “Found poems take existing texts and refashion them, reorder them, and present them as poems. The literary equivalent of a collage, found poetry is often made from newspaper articles, street signs, graffiti, speeches, letters, or… Read more

  • The Internet is not a Safe Haven for being Anonymous when Behaving Badly

    There is no guarantee that being anonymous online offers a safe haven to be abusive to others. Recently, I was in a scuffle with a flock of anonymous voices on Amazon and as I struggled to disengage from the issue, I was warned that I should apologize to all the anonymous voices hiding behind the… Read more

  • Censored but not Silenced: Part 5/5

    Is it possible that Murdock—or other wealthy neoconservatives—are supplying the money behind the IMED where Julie Lenarz is a fellow? Read more

  • Censored but not Silenced: Part 4/5

    I have learned that it is best to be suspicious of political nonprofit organizations with impressive sounding names that promise to achieve wonderful things and make the world a better place. They could be a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Read more

  • Censored but not Silenced: Part 3/5

    There are several private-sector special interest groups that benefited from the Iraq War—each one for a different reason. Read more