Neil Gaiman's blog includes a letter about a small-town library's experience with censorship issues, including some truly outrageous tactics on the part of alleged anti-porn crusaders.

Michael Crichton on the deranged and unhealthy state of US patent law, including the ability to patent relationships among medical conditions.

Thanks to ozarque for the link.

david_lucifer has some thoughts (and informational links) on freedom on speech, including its application to Holocaust deniers.

I may not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it. -- Voltaire

Google is working with the US National Archives to make its archived film and documentary material searchable online, and hopes to make text content accessible online as well. I think the National Archives folks do not suffer the CIA gladly.