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Policy Solutions: What should we make of book bans?

Jonathan E. CollinsView all authors and affiliations
Volume 104, Issue 8
https://doi.org/10.1177/00317217231174716

Abstract

Book banning and censorship is appearing again in states and school districts. The history of book banning goes back as far as recorded time. Columnist Jonathan E. Collins discusses the U.S. court system’s history support of the First Amendment and against censorship. He outlines the implications of the most recent book banning incidents and the political ideology behind them. He emphasized that we must keep books accessible for our students.

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JONATHAN E. COLLINS ([email protected]; @ProfJonCollins) is the Mary Tefft and John Hazen White Sr. Assistant Professor of Political Science, Education, and International and Public Affairs at Brown University, Providence, RI.
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