“At first glance laughable, this is a very ominous preview of what will be far vaster self-censorship and reality distortion that… entities will engage in if Trump wins,” warned one journalist. Historians and other critics are responding with fierce condemnation to this week’s Wall Street Journal reporting that “U.S. Archivist Colleen Shogan and her top advisers at […]
“We’re truly fearful that at some point we will see a librarian arrested for providing constitutionally protected books on disfavored topics,” said one free speech advocate. Right-wing attempts to ban books are showing no sign of slowing down, according to a report released Friday by the American Library Association—and in fact have reached an unprecedented level, […]