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Stop Banning Books: Jonathan Friedman
Thursday, September 29th, 2022
Jonathan Friedman is the director of free expression and education programs at PEN America. He oversees research, advocacy, and education related to academic freedom, educational gag orders, book bans, and general free expression in schools, colleges, and universities. We discuss the driving forces behind campaigns to ban books and silence teachers.
Education has always been political and a part of the culture war. We're currently experiencing an eruption of citizen anger against schools, books, school librarians, and teachers for allegedly engaging in something…
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