Book Banning and Censorship (3011)

Host Vince Poscente,

Guest: Neal McCluskey, Director at the Cato Institute: Center for Educational Freedom and author of the book The Fractured Schoolhouse: Reexamining Education for a Free, Equal, and Harmonious Society.

The discussion focuses on the culture war in the United States surrounding banned books. While books have stood in the crossfire of political battles throughout history, today most book bans address issues related to race, gender identity, and sexuality — major flashpoints in the ongoing American issue.

As school leaders pull more books off library shelves and curriculum lists amid a fraught culture war, we explore the impact, legal landscape, and history of book censorship in schools.

Our host Vince Poscente comments, “No one system can satisfy all people with diverse values and needs.”

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