Archive for the First Amendment Category


Obama to adopt Chavez-style media control?

Great piece by Steve Forbes for Fox News (Opinion) As hard as it may be to believe, McChesney and his indefatigable band of media revolutionaries are being taken seriously by some policymakers in Washington. They are granted regular audiences with those overseeing our nation’s media policy at the FCC and FTC, and meeting regularly with [...]

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Voltaire wouldn’t like this one bit

My latest at Examiner.com, on proposed (by a Democrat, naturally) cyber-bullying legislation that would stifle free speech the way it is here in Canada. Believe me, there are a few trolls who serve no other purpose but to insult and demean anyone who doesn’t fall into lockstep with them, and I’d personally love to see [...]

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Brass Balls Radio: Pete Vere

We’re a day early due to the long weekend on both sides of the border (Thanksgiving in the North and Columbus Day in the South). We decided that this show, regarding the Steyn/MacLeans verdict was too important to miss, so we’re giving you an extra day with it! This week we welcome Pete Vere, co-author [...]

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Admittedly, anonymous commenters are generally wankers…

… but that still doesn’t make me any more comfortable with this measure. Cyber-bullies who plague internet chat rooms with obscene and insulting comments will be banned under the first national scheme to strip them of their anonymity. People going online will be forced to provide their real names and social security numbers under a [...]

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Almost as funny as the term "Religion of Peace"

Dean Esmay says “Talk about anything“. I call bullshit. Fucking hypocrite.

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Britain mincing ever closer to dhimmitude