Syrian Books and Journals Return to U.S.

Treasury Department Heeds Call by Publishers and Authors to Amend Syrian Sanctions Regulations NEW YORK and WASHINGTON, D.C.—A coalition of leading publisher and author associations today commended the Office of… More

Ruminating on a troubled future

David Unowsky, former owner of St. Paul's Ruminator bookstore, is worried about increasing censorship of the media in the coming year. More

Firms allowed to print Cuban works

Academic publishers claimed victory on Wednesday when the U.S. government relaxed rules about printing works from Cuba and other blacklisted countries in response to a lawsuit filed in September. More

Will her voice ever be heard?

Ever wonder what happened to the State Department's chief of propaganda? The head of public diplomacy was supposed to win the hearts and minds of the Muslim street. More

Iran Inanity

Orwellian bureaucratic rules meant to impose sanctions on undemocratic or unfriendly regimes should not be used to silence democrats who oppose those regimes. Yet that is what the Bush… More