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“The opposition activists believe the president is limiting freedom of expression.”

NPR has a new podcast about the case of Abdelkareem Nabil Soliman and other bloggers in Egypt. More details here. (The podcast features a brief interview with my much-admired friend…

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Things are moving on a number of fronts in Kareem’s case. An organization is coalescing from the scattered people who have come forward to defend him, all centered on the…

I’ve been both engaged in a number of projects and ill for a time, but I’ll post on some exciting developments soon, perhaps this weekend. We’ve made great progress toward…

Here’s a quite elegant parody of one of the queens of televised hot air. Most of the time when I’m in my apartment I keep the television on in the…

Not Horny, Antlery Here’s the proof that certain instant message archives that have been in the news lately were in fact quite innocent.

Enjoy this delightful YouTube clip on the c-c-convergence of British Conservative Partly leader David Cameron’s message with the legacy of British Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair. Hat tip to AndrÃ?Â??Ã?Â?Ã?©…

The Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has used his powerful voice to plead for restraint in Iraq. He has called for respect for Christians and condemned the attacks on churches organized by…

The Magnetism of Canada According to the BBC, Passengers on a Canadian plane had an unsettling in-flight experience after the pilot found himself locked out of the cockpit after a…