@RexChapman – “The Twilight Zone, any kid born in the 70s, watched this near bedtime & gave you good/bad dreams, superb tv. The Twilight Zone: “Obsolete Man” (1961) ‘Logic is an enemy, and truth is a menace.’ Romney Wordsworth is put on trial for being obsolete. His occupation as a librarian is punishable by death as the State has eliminated books. Rod Serling was the man.”

• Education Week:  Banning Books Is Not About Protecting Children. It’s About Discrimination Against Others
• Variety – 18 Banned and Challenged Books Everyone Should Read
• NBC News: Banned: Books on race and sexuality are disappearing from Texas schools in record numbers. Facing pressure from parents and threats of criminal charges, some districts have ignored policies meant to prevent censorship. Librarians and students are pushing back.
• MSNBC: “54% of American adults between the ages of 16-74 read below a 6th grade level. So that means we have an epidemic of illiteracy,” professor Brittney Cooper reacts to book banning. “If you make people ignorant, then it becomes much easier to control them.”