In 2023,theWashington Posttook a deep diveinto the issue of who was objecting to books in schools and what kinds of books these people disliked. Reporters looked at more than 1,000 challenges filed during the 2021–22 school year from 150 school districts nationwide. Topics objected to includ...
This line of argument recalls the well-worn path of politicians, corporations, the Catholic church and, sometimes, just about all of us: the good I do buys me some space for the bad. It’s like carbon offsetting for sins. Let’s skip back five years. Not long after the World Humanitar...