Biographical and Bibliographical:

Here's a great place to begin research on Robert Atkins. His web site contains a biography, professional résumé, explanation of projects with which he is involved, and descriptions of books he has published.

Cultural:

News, content, and links relating to issues of censorship can be accessed through this page from the American Civil Liberties Union.

Here's an on-line exhibit about the history of censorship in the humanities, including photos and political cartoons.

If you think popular culture is excessively restricted today, read about what happened in England under the rule (1653 to 1658) of Oliver Cromwell!

What does 9/11 have to do with censorship? This site catalogs incidents of censorship and suppression of speech that are a direct result of the events of September 11, 2001. It also provides links to other sites dealing with censorship in the post 9/11 environment.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation provides a wealth of content and links to other sites concerned with censorship of content distributed via the Internet and other electronic media.

The Online Policy Group is another good source for material on current issues in on-line freedom of speech and access.

Freedom of speech and expression does not necessarily imply freedom from the consequences of speech and expression. Here is a 2001 legal brief on potential liability for violent content in media.

The Freedom Forum is an advocacy group focusing exclusively on issues of free speech and expression. It grew out of the newspaper industry’s interest in preserving freedom of speech and expression. The site is a good source for the most current news on free speech issues and contains extensive links to sites of other organizations dealing with free speech issues.