Let's Burn Books

pirate wires #62 // book bans coast to coast, math is racist, and okay listen: if our only options are censor or be censored, no hard feelings but it's time to torch the libraries

Among acts that evoke a sense of outrage — even horror — in those who consider themselves educated, book burning is surely near the top of the list. A dramatic, all-consuming censorship, the fires also serve as an enduring metaphor for anti-intellectualism, anti-liberalism, and mob mentality across the free world. But let’s be honest, most people don’t …