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Across the country, conservatives are leading the charge to ban books.

Allegory, the speakeasy-style bar hidden behind a wall of books in downtown DC’s Eaton hotel, reopened last August after a long pandemic closure. Although the dimly lit lounge’s drinks menu has always been ever-changing, it’s latest iteration might be its most ambitious. The children’s-book-inspired tome clocks in at 23 pages, has a title (Down the The speakeasy-style hangout pays homage to both Alice in Wonderland and Ruby Bridges.

I've spent a lot of time recently watching my friend Sarah's sweet and goofy cat Charlie. Charlie is quite insistent that I keep the bird feeders filled for his critter-watching time. I love to listen to his excited "eck-ecks" when Kevin the squirrel or Bill the blue jay visit the backyard.

The group now has 177 chapters in 34 states, with the stated goal of wresting back education from the government and putting it in the hands of parents.

Recreational puritanism begets itself.

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At the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the MLB color barrier, icons of the civil rights movement, music and sports recount Robinsons impact on their lives -- and our society.

Senate Bill 1944, which would if signed into law ban “obscenity and pornography” in schools as determined by the school boards.

From the column: "In just a few short weeks, Jackson has gone from being seen as a woman, highly accomplished, but fallible like the rest of us, to a symbol, put on a pedestal to be praised and attacked."

In a new report chronicling the recent rash of book bannings across the country, PEN America found that only Florida, Texas and Pennsylvania had banned more than 200 titles from schools and libraries.