On another site I examine Catholic integralism and Christian nationalism and analyze how they influence the Oklahoma Catholic virtual charter school.
Oklahoma Book Banners Do Not Prioritize Protecting Children
Given their differing treatment of a teacher promoting diverse literature and a coach alleged to engage in abuse involving nudity, it is clear Oklahoma book banners do not make protecting children their top priority.
Accessible Fonts for Low-Vision Readers
Different options for typefaces improving reading speed, print size and reading acuity are a tremendous benefit for readers and publishers.
I am an Oklahoma Catholic, and I Oppose the Catholic Charter School
I am a Catholic Christian, living in Oklahoma, and I unequivocally oppose using public money to fund a state-sponsored Roman Catholic charter school.
An Accessible Monospaced Font for Low-Vision Developers
The new Intel One Mono font is designed to reduce coding errors by reducing eyestrain and developer fatigue.
Book Bans Create Hostile Environments
Book bans create hostile environments. Legally addressing the damage this causes is an effective way of combatting these destructive bans.
Is It Good for a Publisher to Sue Book Banners?
On May 17, 2023, PEN America, Penguin Random House and a group of authors and parents filed a lawsuit in federal court claiming the Escambia County (Florida) school district and school board violated the First Amendment and equal protection clause of the United States Constitution by removing books from the county school district’s libraries. I fear enabling publishers to require libraries to carry their publications could ultimately work to the detriment of libraries and thus, by extension, to the readers the libraries serve.
Book Banners Haven’t Read Most of the Books They Ban
The number of books being challenged and pulled from school and public libraries in the United States continues to grow: the American Library Association says the number of challenged titles expanded 40 percent in 2022, to a staggering 2,571 titles which were challenged or banned last year. These vast numbers are interesting in comparison to the average number of books read by Americans.
