InA Danger to the Minds of Young Girls, Adam Morgan explores the biggest threat to American youth: books

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Original Load Date Jan. 24, 2026, 10 a.m.
Last Updated Jan. 24, 2026, 10 a.m.
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During the 2024–2025 school year, [ there were 6,870 instances of book bans ][1] across 87 public school districts and 23 states in the U.S. In 2025, “a new vector of book banning pressure has appeared—the federal government,” noted PEN America, which has been tracking bans nationwide since 2021. In...