Freedom of speech

Could talking honestly & openly solve the world’s problems?

When we pull back the curtains on the “Monarchy of Montgomery County” or the Dayton City Commission, or even the inner workings of the Dayton Daily News on this site- we’re trying to get honest open discussion of issues. The whole Wikileaks discussion really centers on diplomacy about honestly working together- or being backstabbing dilettantes. Read More

Esrati “the ninja” featured in Wired Magazine

Hopefully, this won’t be my first and last appearance in Wired Magazine (and maybe next time they’ll even put my name in)- but, I was honored to be mentioned in my favorite magazine, Sept. 2010 issue., page 54: My town council has banned me from attending its meetings because I criticized one of its members Read More

Where to draw the line on free speech.

I love the First Amendment, in fact, I was willing to stake my personal freedom and all I owned to defend my rights to protest. I’ve been jailed, persecuted, ridiculed and have continued to suffer the consequences of small minded people who never quite get what went on when I donned the mask and became Read More

Comments on non-moderation of Dayton Daily News Forums

Free speech is a wonderful thing- when you sign your name. When you don’t- and can hide behind a nom de plume and spew garbage it’s not free speech- it’s hate speech, and the Dayton Daily News is helping propagate it daily. So- let’s explain it: Ellen Belcher is an inexpensive courtesan, and a bad Read More

Tools for citizen journalism

You already have a computer and an internet connection or you wouldn’t be reading this- or maybe, you have a cell phone with a browser? Either will do. A platform for writing and publishing? This site is powered by WordPress– which is one of the most powerful, easy to use Open Source Content Management Systems Read More

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