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A conservative campaign to ban certain books from schools is prompting other parents to push back. The issue is often framed as the latest "culture war" battle, but some see democracy itself at stake.

A conservative campaign to ban certain books from schools is prompting other parents to push back. The issue is often framed as the latest "culture war" battle, but some see democracy itself at stake.

A conservative campaign to ban certain books from schools is prompting other parents to push back. The issue is often framed as the latest "culture war" battle, but some see democracy itself at stake.

A conservative campaign to ban certain books from schools is prompting other parents to push back. The issue is often framed as the latest "culture war" battle, but some see democracy itself at stake.

Terfs, trans rights and tearing down tradition – confused? Read these books before you step up to the culture war barricades

Terfs, trans rights and tearing down tradition – confused? Read these books before you step up to the culture war barricades

The draft Prevention of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill significantly widens the definition of hate speech but there are serious concerns, writes Anton Harber.

If Amazon wants to prohibit ads for controversial books, it'd have to remove ads for a large percentage of inventory, Bert Chapman writes. 

The quarrel over free speech will never be resolved, says Eric Berkowitz | Books & arts

We Must Fight the Temptation to Regulate Online Speech At All Costs | Opinion Eric Berkowitz , Author of Dangerous Ideas: A Brief History of Censorship in the West, from the Ancients to Fake News On 2/18/21 at 8:00 AM EST At a time of intense political polarization, there is one topic that Republican and Democratic lawmakers seem to agree on: that something must be done, and quickly, to sanitize the online ecosystem. Democrats want to diminish hate speech and disinformation,...