Monthly Archives: February 2011

Rob Kall Post On Arrest And Bloodied Treatment Of Silent Hilary Clinton Protestor

Posted on February 25, 2011 by

(image from JusticeOnline) The audience stood to greet and applaud Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as she took the podium at George Washington University. But as the audience sat down again, a retired CIA analyst named Robert McGovern remained on … Continue reading →

Posted in Michael ONeil: Author | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Controversy Around 89 year Old Statue in Queens, NY

Posted on February 25, 2011 by

Unveiled in 1922, Frederick MacMonnies’ Triumph of Civic Virtue was called sexist from the get go. And sexist it unarguably is (to an extent that it borders on a parody of sexism): Virtue is a club-wielding man, while Vice is … Continue reading →

Posted in Svetlana Mintcheva: Author | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Facebook Doesn’t “Like” Nude Art

Posted on February 23, 2011 by

(image from artinfo.com) It turns out that the enclosure of the World Wide Web into propriety social networks like Facebook has a downside, as the global art community is discovering. Facebook’s censors reviewers have repeatedly disabled accounts for posting images … Continue reading →

Posted in Michael ONeil: Author | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

VIDEO: Policing The Sacred Panel at CAA, Organized by NCAC

Posted on February 22, 2011 by

Were you unable to make it to NCAC’s “Policing the Sacred” panel on religion and freedom of expression at this year’s CAA? Now is your chance to take in the discourse and debate with these full-length videos! The National Coalition … Continue reading →

Posted in Michael ONeil: Author | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Moot Court Competition Examines Real Student Cyber-Speech Issues

Posted on February 22, 2011 by

David Hudson of the First Amendment Center is connecting the dots between the hypothetical case presented in the 2011 First Amendment Moot Court Competition (in which the College Of William and Mary Law School emerged victorious — Go Tribe!) and … Continue reading →

Posted in Michael ONeil: Author | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

In Censoring Art Gainesville State College President Violates Academic Freedom

Posted on February 17, 2011 by

Stanley Bermudez’ Heritage? (above) had been displayed for just over two weeks at the Gainesville State College Gallery before Martha Nesbitt, the President of GSC, ordered its removal. The painting, which layers images of a Klansman and a lynching upon … Continue reading →

Posted in Svetlana Mintcheva: Author | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Democracy Now: Journalist Searched On Return From Haiti

Posted on February 15, 2011 by

Democracy Now! reports the Obama administration is continuing the Bush regime’s policy of directing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to search and copy computers, smartphones, cameras, and hard drives of “listed” Americans returning to the United States. ACLU (NCAC member!) … Continue reading →

Posted in Michael ONeil: Author | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Weiler Affair and Globalized Censorship

Posted on February 14, 2011 by

Prof.  Joseph Weiler of NYU, and Editor-In-Chief of the European Journal Of Law, has contributed an incisive editorial regarding charges that he defamed an author through an unfavorable book review: …I was summoned to appear before an Examining Magistrate in … Continue reading →

Posted in Michael ONeil: Author | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

NEWSgrist Write-up On “Policing the Sacred” CAA 2011 Panel

Posted on February 14, 2011 by

Joy Garnett of NEWSgrist has posted her reflections on the NCAC’s panel at CAA: ‘Policing the Sacred’ broached the most interesting age-old conundrum of art, religion and censorship. It asked that we ourselves examine the lines between hate speech, critique, … Continue reading →

Posted in Michael ONeil: Author | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Amanda Palmer Asks Community For Response To Censored School Play

Posted on February 8, 2011 by

Amanda Palmer, co-founder of the legendary Dresden Dolls and known for a wide variety of solo work, is a damn-proud alumna of the Lexington High School drama program. She credits it for granting her the opportunity to work with avant-garde … Continue reading →

Posted in Michael ONeil: Author | Leave a comment