Jon Yaged’s Post

Jon, so important. If we don’t understand others beliefs their reasons for these beliefs and the values behind them. How can we grow as people and a society. As we celebrate 250 years of freedom we are challenged with opposition. Opposition, different thoughts, different approaches and honest discussions about these are what have shaped this great nation. What threatens us most is closed mindedness. The inability to evolve and believe the other side is always wrong. As we celebrate our great nation’s 250th birthday (one that happened because our founding fathers challenged the status quo) I hope to be able to learn from , and have open discourse with people who have opposing views. Together we can build and create another great 250 years. Thank you for sharing this

The real risk, as you’ve framed it, may not be any single banned book. It is the moment librarians, educators, authors, and publishers begin self-censoring before the pressure even arrives. While the innovation argument is interesting, the more immediate issue is judgment. Do we still trust people to build judgment by encountering difficult ideas, or are we slowly outsourcing that choice to organized pressure groups? I am curious where you think publishers can have the most practical impact on the ground, beyond the courtroom.

The freedom to read is not a theoretical right. It is the basic infrastructure required to prevent institutions from altering what actually happened.

Well stated, Jon. Keep fighting in defense of access to books & critical thinking. It’s unfathomable that this remains such a problem still in “the land of the free”.

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Yes! Thanks for taking the lead on these critical issues, Jon.

Jon, this is truly great. So clearly stated.