Ignorance is not a Bliss
5 min readDec 13, 2022
A country that burns its books will eventually burn its people.
— Library War
An email from ArtsKC landed in my mailbox. It asked for “feedback” regarding the latest book-banning attempt in Missouri.
As of October 2022, 32 states are reinforcing book bans, with Texas leading the show with a dumbfounding 801 banned titles, followed by Florida (566), Pennsylvania (457)…