The Nazis banned books that caused people to realize that perhaps fascism might not be such a good thing. Interesting how this seems to be repeating here and now in the United States. The state of Florida, for example, seems …
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Regarding my recent post Banning Books that Make Us Uncomfortable, I’m with the guy who asks, “Having you ever noticed that the people who ban books are not well regarded by history?” It really is that simple. If you don’t …
The lady here presents a number of excellent points on the harm that banning books is having on young people. Her point that the practice erodes the trust young people have for adults is particularly interesting. I’m not sure how …
In my piece Accessing Banned Books — Now!, I noted that sales of banned books are going through the roof. At left we see a related phenomenon–book clubs. As they say, there is no more effective way to create demand …
Last year, a school board in the Midwest banned “To Kill a Mocking Bird” on the basis that “it could make people uncomfortable.” This is both sad and ironic, insofar as that’s the point of the book. The author of …
