The Administration promised free expression. The results were anything but more freedom.
As usual, China leads the pack but there is a new high of 375 total imprisoned worldwide.
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We analyzed the books banned in the last school year to see which topics were most targeted.
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Brett G. Johnson, PhD/JD, is associate professor at the University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
The administration’s censorial actions are only as powerful as we, the people, allow them to be.
