What We Fear

NEWS: U.S. book bans surge, NYTimes, April 4, 2022.

“If you’re afraid that books might change someone’s thinking, you’re not afraid of books, you’re afraid of thinking.”

—Andrea Junker, on Twitter. 

 

• Editorial Comment: Thinking can be dangerous to the human mind.
 

 

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The Blues: Ceanothus.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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“I don’t think writers are sacred, but words are. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones, in the right order, you can nudge the world a little.”—Tom Stoppard

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Edward C. Pease, Ph.D.
Professor & Department Head Emeritus
Department of Journalism & Communication
Utah State University
Today's WORD on Journalism