Breathless Boors Bristle at Book Bans?
In a seemingly endlessly repeated story-line, we see headlines across the country proclaiming "books banned"; and subsequent outcry from (usually) the progressive side of politics, calling such things "un-american" and "Anti-freedom". But what is the true issue behind the scenes here? Well primarily speaking, virtually all of the accused "book-bans" have taken place in locations that are elementary and middle school libraries, or libraries that cater to adolescent children. Now the progressive ideologues will go to war to proclaim that all books need to be available to all children regardless; but do they really mean that? Does this mean we will soon be having Kama Sutra for Kindergartners? Sun Tzu for second grade? Mein Kampf for Middle Schoolers? Of course not. Not because there are not some who aren't crazy enough to push for them; but because at the end of the day those books do not reinforce the 'progress...