Censorship's Great Cost

The Atlantic's Book Bans Are Targeting the History of Oppression by Marilisa Jiménez Garcia hits the nail on the head about the real cost of censoring schoolbooks:

The possibility of a more just future is at stake when book bans deny young people access to knowledge of the past. For example, Texas legislators recently argued that coursework and even extracurriculars must remain separate from “political activism” or “public policy advocacy.” They seem to think the purpose of public education is so-called neutrality—rather than cultivating informed participants in democracy.

Not just dumber kids less capable to compete in the global market but also programmed for an undemocratic society.

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2/3/22