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...fair, Summers’ critics have a point, however small it may be. The connection between anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism can be a problematic one. Keeping surveillance on professors and course content can evoke uneasy thoughts of censorship. Nevertheless, the debate over the Middle East conflict and free speech has been distorted to an absurd, grotesque level...
Summers gave a thoughtful speech in a church and incited an uproar. An entirely fact-based website was created to fight bias, and professors united to battle the scourge of censorship. Yet, when physical violence and direct acts of censorship are used in the opposite direction, few seem to have a problem. It’s a double standard that should horrify everyone...
...violently target Robinson’s speech, however controversial her role at Durban may have been. Free speech is vital everywhere, nowhere more so than at universities. Unfortunately, those who protest rational, measured contributions on one side but overlook violent tactics on the other have become tools of the censorship and restricted academic liberties they supposedly argue against. In this instance, free speech prevailed, and Robinson was able to convincingly distance herself from the chaos at Durban and highlight her achievements as high commissioner. Just as important as her condemnation of all forms of intolerance—anti-Semitism included?...
...honorable soldier. Duong has protested that he had no control over the director's final cut and that he doesn't plan to do any more war movies, but that may not be enough to prevent his blacklisting. Vietnam's Ministry of Culture?kind of a Supreme Court of censorship?is now reviewing the film and will decide Duong's fate soon. Meanwhile, he can be seen in the current release Green Dragon , a refugee-camp drama by Vietnamese-American brothers Timothy Linh Bui and Tony Bui. It may be the last chance to see him for a while...
Edelman’s previous research also includes the use of Internet blocking software by the governments of China, Saudi Arabia and countries in the former Soviet Union. This background investigating Internet censorship could help Edelman gain sympathy about his efforts to examine filtering software in the U.S., Hansen said...