Reading Time: 5 minutes One key facet of humanism is the importance of being informed. How can one pursue policy that improves human agency without a clear understanding of what limits us? But in at least three ways this past week, we’ve been presented with the challenges of staying informed in as useful a manner as possible: through footage […]
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Libraries are dangerous in the best possible way
Reading Time: 6 minutes Libraries serve the lofty purpose of making knowledge free and available to everyone, without fear or favor. That’s why they’ve come under attack from wannabe censors and book burners.
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Why Christian extremists are menacing an Idaho library
Reading Time: 10 minutes It’s not enough that Christian extremists in Idaho control what their own children read. They don’t want control of just their own children’s reading choices. They already have that. Instead, they want control over the reading choices of everyone, most especially the children of heathens.