September 9, 2005

We Are Part of the Problem

By MARC H. BRODSKY

Recent responses by scholarly societies, professional organizations, publishers, and professors to what they perceive as government restrictions or public disapproval illustrate the adage that the most effective censorship is one that is self-imposed. That's a real danger for scientific discourse today.

Consider reactions to the threat to freedom of speech posed by regulations that the U.S. Department of Treasury issued through its Office of Foreign Assets Control (known as OFAC). The

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