25 January 2012

Howls of protest are heard when attempts are made to block hate speech, which is ironic because very often the speaker has no interest in respecting anyone else’s rights either. I JUST returned from a symposium on social media, freedom of expression and incitement to hatred in Asia. Forty Asian delegates...

09 January 2012

The last year was one where there were particularly high levels of obliviousness. Why not, in 2012, for the sake of doing something different, have a campaign called “End Stupid Statements”. IT’S 2012 and if the Mayans are to be believed, the world ends this year. For me, the world didn’t start well because...