A display of banned books (Photo courtesy of San Jose Public Library via Flickr | CC-BY-SA 2.0/The Daily Montanan).
Sometimes, you have to wonder what century it is that some of our state lawmakers inhabit.
For a classic example of how detached from reality some have become, check out a new proposal advancing in the legislature to establish censorship boards in every school district charged with banning books that quote “include descriptions of sexual activity” or are quote “pervasively vulgar.”
First of all, the definitions are impossibly vague and will invite all kinds of destructive meddling from people who are no more skilled in evaluating literature than they are at teaching physics or chemistry.
But even setting aside the offensiveness of establishing government-run censorship boards, the notion of banning books – of all things — because they discuss sex in a society in which most kids are regularly online and vast numbers while away their days playing hyperviolent video games, would be laughable if it weren’t so sad.
If only kids could be inspired to read books.
The bottom line: Appointing censorship boards to ban books has always been a bad idea. In 2025, it’s downright ridiculous.
For NC Newsline, I’m Rob Schofield.
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