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Reckless calls for the death of those who engage in free expression must STOP! If one doesn't like a cartoon or some other statement, they can avoid it. For instance, I do not like pornography. Therefore I avoid it. However, at the

The French High Court’s March 5, 2015 ruling re: Facebook’s shutting down of Frédéric Durand-Baissas’ account after he posted a photograph of L’Origine du Monde, an 1866 master painting by Gustave Courbet (1819-1877) that is

Doll (2013) Prior to the early 20th century, garbage was not considered photographic art. In fact it was not considered to be art at all. Consequently, if it appeared in photographs, it was accidental or unavoidable such in pictures documenting

In 1890 the garbage looked different (as illustrated in Garbage 1890), but it was still litter. In fact, in the late 19th century the litter problem was as bad as it could since today’s municipal sanitation services had not yet

Back in the late 5th century BCE, Chinese philosopher Confucius (551-479 BCE) said, “When wealth is distributed, the people are brought together.” His words could not be more appropriate in 2015 with the widespread use of social media and smart phones –