Policy Solutions: What should we make of book bans?

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.