Number of reporters killed down, but Iraq still ranks poorly for press freedom. By Khalid Waleed Iraq’s two leading press advocacy groups have condemned ongoing media freedom violations in the country, but they disagree about who is principally to blame. In an annual report issued to mark World Press Freedom Day on May 3, […]
White House issues public policy statment on Ebola response
The White House issued a statement of policy regarding the Ebola outbreak recently. It sought to reassure the public about the US government’s response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. It read as follows: “Since the first cases of Ebola were reported in West Africa in March 2014, the United States has mounted a […]
Rep. Thornberry should rethink his support of arming Syrian rebels because it is a very bad idea to begin with
I wonder sometimes about the intelligence of certain members of Congress who have made the decision that arming Syrian rebels to fight ISIL (“The Islamic State” aka: “The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria”) is a good idea? I have literally been monitoring hundreds of reports of so called “moderate” Islamic Syrian rebels committing ghastly […]
“Vishwaroopam” and Freedom of Expression
Tamil film “Vishwaroopam” is yet another causality that’s caught in the mire of freedom of expression verses hurting people’s sentiment’s debate. Tamil Nadu government has banned the movie after some Muslim groups protested against scenes that they consider offensive. An out of court settlement is being cobbled to play out this story. The tussle […]
What Plagues Missouri’s Oversight of Dangerous Doctors?
Patients in Missouri face a double whammy of the state’s faulty oversight of dangerous doctors — Missouri law limits the state medical board’s authority to disciple them, and the board doesn’t fully exercise the rights it does have. These are latest findings in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s series looking at the lack of information available […]
Denmark’s Immigrants Offered Money to Leave Country
Denmark is offering immigrants from “non-Western” countries 100,000 Danish kroners (US$20,000) if they volunteer to give up their legal residency and move “home”. This is just one of many creative initiatives spearheaded by the anti-immigrant Danish People’s Party to make foreigners – and especially Muslims – feel unwelcome in this small European country of 5.5 […]