Clint, you have a ph g in education. Can i ask you to do an educational thought experiment with me? All right. So conservative book publishers are now publishing their own history books with their on narratives. Progressive school districts are going hard on their set of values. They want to keep these books that have been banned on the shelves. It seems to me that this is bound to lead to americans having vastly different understandings of what the history of this country is. Who is welcome, who is an american, who is part of society? In 20 or 30 years, if we have kids learning vastly different stories about the united states, where does this get us? What does
Some conservative parents are trying to get books about race and sexuality banned from libraries and schools. Author Clint Smith says it’s dangerous to ban books to eliminate discomfort.
This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Victoria Dominguez with help from Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Noel King.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained
Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices