CategoryCensorship
Why Public Funding Cuts the Heart out of Media
To be proper critics of government, media like NPR must be financially independent. Otherwise, they have no place to stand that gives them a clear view
Science Dilemma: Bucking the Trend and Searching for Truth
Neurosurgeon Michael Egnor tells host Allan CP about the risks scientists face if they say that human beings have souls
Book Ban in San Fran
Bookstore states it won't sell Harry Potter anymore based on Rowling's views on gender
What Are My Recommendations for Reining in/Reforming Google?
Part 10: Here’s one thing: If Google claims Section 230 and DMCA protections but actively moderates or curates content, it is a publisher, not a neutral platform
Pulling the Strands Together to Chart Life After Google
In Part 9, we begin by looking at how the manipulation directly affects you when you search for information
What Public Policies Can Help Us Achieve a Less Biased Internet?
Part 8: Robert Epstein proposes a number of changes worth considering
How Google Can Control and Manipulate Public Opinion
In Part 7, Robert Epstein, former editor of Psychology Today, offers some disturbing information on how search engines can be manipulated for political purposes
How Google Search Rank Disrupted the Alternative Health Industry
Part 6: Google’s bias is as real as ever, but the firm has deflected it to an impersonal policy that gives an air of objectivity
The Wrong Tool to Fix Woke Science Journals
The government has no business pressuring medical journals about their content — even if their bias is ruining historic reputations
Information Imperialism: The Battle for Free Access Heats Up
Headline incidents are only one part of an international trend toward attempted government control of the news stream
Facebook Ends Fact-Checking, Moves to Community Notes Format
Top executive admits that there was "too much political bias" at Facebook, Instagram, Threads…
At NIH, Bhattacharya Hopes to Restore Open Discussion in Science
In a recent interview, he seemed surprisingly conciliatory to those who attempted to ruin his career over his dissenting views on Covid.
How Our Expert Classes Have Torpedoed Public Trust
Long time free speech advocate Greg Lukianoff and Angel Eduardo dissect the Cancel Culture that makes distrust a quite reasonable choice
NYT on COVID: Not “Badly Misled.” One of the Worst Misleaders!
The Times writer smears legitimate doubt by associating it with unnamed questionable persons and causes — that works if people don’t know the story
Science Blogger: Make Violating “Scientific Consensus” a Crime
Attitudes like those expressed by Ethan Siegel have cost the scientific sector much of the public’s trust and goodwill.
“60 Minutes” Segment Lauds Censorship
Free speech can indeed be "weaponized," but according to the founders of the United States, it was intended to be a weapon against government overreach.
COVID: It’s Becoming Safe To Openly Admit the Facts
The days of “fact-checking,” aimed at getting everyone vaxxed, appear to be over. Just look at the significant recent admissions…
The Tech Giants Looming in the Background
The presence of these tech giants at Trump's inauguration signals a major "vibe shift" in the culture.