We are now in the midst of Banned Books Week 2025, which runs from October 5 to Let Freedom Read Day on October 11. The annual celebration of Free Speech and Freedom of the Press long predates the short history of this blog; indeed, it has been needed from the earliest days of our nation. Sadly, it is needed now more than ever. Hopefully our current thuggish, tyrannical administration will eventually recede into the dark corners of history, yet we must be ever mindful that the freedom to read any and all literature is perpetually under threat. Censorship is today no less a problem that it has been in recent memory. Efforts to restrict libraries in schools, universities and municipalities is a corrosive force that poses a persistent threat to society. This year author, actor, and activist George Takei has been named honorary chairman of Banned Books Week. Mr. Takei is no stranger to harassment and censorship, and he reminds us that a free and open society depends on the abolishment of censorship in all its forms. So this week, I will remember that living in "the land of the free and the home of the brave" requires unrelenting effort from all of us to root out censorship wherever it is found. Read on!
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