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Dr. Robert Epstein, the senior research psychologist at the American Institute for Behavioral Research and Technology and a veteran of Breitbart News’ “Masters of the Universe” town hall on Internet freedom, joined SiriusXM hosts Rebecca Mansour and Joel Pollak on Monday’s Breitbart News Tonight to discuss thesimultaneous banning of Infowars host Alex Jones… snip Epstein stressed that he is not a political conservative and “certainly no fan of Alex Jones,” but he saw the Jones’ banning as a disturbing threat to the free speech and vibrant democracy he loves. “I think the big issue here is not even a free...

LeBron James says he's sorry for using the word "retarded" in a postgame news conference. The Miami Heat star muttered the word after Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals as he and Dwyane Wade listened to a question about Wade's takedown of Boston guard Rajon Rondo. James had his hand covering his mouth when he said "that's retarded" as a reporter asked Wade whether the play that dislocated Rondo's elbow was dirty. After Game 4 on Monday night, James opened his postgame comments by apologizing for using "the R-word."

National Public Radio reporter Nina Totenberg -- legendary (or infamous) for championing Anita Hill's unsubstantiated sexual harassment charges against Clarence Thomas, and then yawning at all harassment claims against Bill Clinton -- is hiring the daughter of liberal Democrat presidential candidate John Edwards as a summer intern...

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Firefighter Mike Di’Giacomo said his SUV is banned from in the firehouse because the bumper stickers he has on it, displays his political views. Di’Giacomo said he has never run into a problem like this in the 10 years he has been with the department. The bumper stickers read: Somewhere in Kenya, a village is missing its idiot I’ll keep my guns, freedom and money. You keep the change Obama Bin Lyin. Impeach Now

Matt Lasar of Ars tells us not to worry about the Fairness Doctrine being revived, only to go on and cite several lawmakers who have said they’d like to revive it. Meanwhile, over at the American Spectator, somebody called “The Prowler” seems to have all sorts of unnamed sources on the Hill telling him the Fairness Doctrine will be revived any day now.Who knows what to believe. But let’s keep our eye on the real issue here. The danger is not that the Fairness Doctrine gets back on the books in the same form; it’s that versions of it sneak...

As someone who blogs on the goings on in the American political arena I avail myself of the right to free speech on a regular basis. Therefore, I find it unsettling when I hear the increased volume of the push for the so called “Fairness Doctrine” from the Left. They are using the momentum of Omaba’s election as a vehicle to try and silence the voices of talk radio giants like Limbaugh, Hannity, Ingraham, Hewitt, and Savage. The battle lines have been drawn and it is just a matter of time before the fight for the airwaves ensues. As a...

WASHINGTON (AP) - House members are looking to hit broadcasters where it hurts - in the pocketbook - to crack down on racy programming.

American TV watchdogs have rejected a raft of complaints about everything from Friends characters discussing a phallic-shaped cake to mention of homosexual kissing on Will And Grace. Clean-up campaigners the Parents Television Council filed 36 complaints about incidents they thought were dragging down standards. They also included an episode of The Simpsons in which striking students carried banners saying "Don't cut off my pianissimo" and the scene in the Austin Powers movie where a naked Mike Myers had his genitals hidden by cunningly-placed objects. The Federal Communications Association rejected all the complaints, ruling: “None of the segments were patently offensive...

Peter Jennings just received confirmation from his correspodent in Qatar that Gen Tommy Franks is angered with the disclosure of certain strategic information by the US press that the press received as "off the record" background. Franks is no longer releasing the information.

A new Amnesty International report reveals that China's Internet police force is brutally efficient--and becoming more so every day. by Katherine Mangu-Ward 12/19/2002 1:45:00 AM NO ONE CAN BE SURE of the exact size of China's Internet police force, but estimates hover between 30,000 and 40,000 officers. And their back-up is impressive--China has just spent $200 million on new firewall technology as well. But for those who still try to access forbidden material, China's punishment is swift and severe. Amnesty International recently released a report compiling records of 33 "prisoners of conscience who have been detained for using the Internet...