Abby Martin
Abby Martin

People have a good reason to be afraid of tear gas, considering it's a banned agent of war under the 1993 Chemical Weapons Convention. Here's the catch - there's a clause in the treaty that includes an exception for domestic use. Yes, it's illegal for the U.S. military to use tear gas against ISIS, but cool to use against American citizens.

Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
Abdullah of Saudi Arabia

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, like other countries in the region, rejects the acquisition of nuclear weapons by anyone, especially nuclear weapons in the Middle East region. We hope that such weapons will be banned or eliminated from the region by every country in the region.

Abhijit Banerjee
Abhijit Banerjee

Mass protests often get books or films banned, but very few people take to the streets to challenge the right of the State to decide what we can read or watch - it's still someone else's problem.

Abhishek Bachchan
Abhishek Bachchan

The trade magazine and all was banned in my house. The first time I read a film magazine was when I was 18.

Adam Draper
Adam Draper

China just banned ICO fundraising. They did Silicon Valley and the U.S. a favor - now we get first dibs.

Ai Weiwei
Ai Weiwei

Recently I danced in a video spoof of the song 'Gangnam Style,' and it was quickly banned across multiple Chinese online video platforms. But the story still traveled all over the world, carried in hundreds of international media reports.

Alberto Tomba
Alberto Tomba

I never took banned substances, but I have been courted by doctors who wanted to improve my blood in the laboratory. My mother always put them on a flight.

Alfred Whitney Griswold
Alfred Whitney Griswold

Books won't stay banned. They won't burn. Ideas won't go to jail.

Allan McNish
Allan McNish

I think that texting and driving is a 100 percent no-go. I think it should be banned everywhere because you cannot be focused on looking ahead, in the mirrors, being aware of what's around you, and to type on a small keyboard and a small screen.

Chris Grayling
Chris Grayling

No longer can a bailiff come crashing through someone's door in the dead of night. We have banned them from visiting between 9 P.M. and 6 A.M.