Golden Shield

We usually read stories regarding, for example, the Great Firewall of China, with the confidence that our contentious, open society is immune from that sort of control. It is, therefore, un-nerving -- in a Matrix-y way -- when we bump up against an apparently American analogue.

Bill Simmons, explaining Lebron's latest meltdown, writes:

Remember when Wade tore into LeBron with three-plus minutes remaining in Game 3? When he yelled at him for eight solid seconds? When there was genuine anger in his eyes? When he did it right on the court, right in front of the other players, right in front of 20,000 fans and 10 million TV viewers?

The answer is, strangely, "no". 20,000 fans may have seen it, but it was not televised and not to be found on Youtube.

While there are certainly many people who would enjoy that video, its absence doesn't threaten our civilization. But it does raise the question of what else are we missing...