AMERICA is caught up in a new wave of book banning. It remains to be seen if the craze is a flair up of hysteria or an actual turn in the trajectory of the American experiment. But what is playing out in our legislative chambers is chilling.
Just last week, the Tennessee legislature debated a book banning bill for its public schools. State Representative Jerry Sexton, a Republican, responded to a pointed question: what would the State do with books banned under the bill? He also shared what he would do: “I don’t have a clue [what the State will do], but I would burn them.”
