📚⚡ Education systems often reward obedience, not insight.
Albert Einstein’s struggles with rote learning and authority reveal a long-standing tension between classrooms and intellectual freedom.
History still warns us.
#Education #History #IntellectualFreedom #Brewminate
https://brewminate.com/against-the-classroom-albert-einstein-education-and-intellectual-freedom/
Lies about #libraries
First, libraries #indoctrinate
It's sad and infuriating that #mistrust of local #government, #books, #literacy, #education, #community #empowerment, etc. are out there for #exploitation
The Structural Necessity of #ThoughtControl: Why #Theocracy and #IntellectualFreedom Are #Logically Incompatible
This paper argues that #theocratic #governance and #intellectual #freedom are not merely in tension but logically incompatible.
📚 Ah, the annual "Top 52 Banned Books" list is here to remind us that nothing screams intellectual freedom like banning books from schools! 😂 With over 22,000 instances, it's almost like free speech is just a quaint concept from ye olde history books. 🔥 Apparently, the administration's idea of "free expression" is simply a five-alarm fire. 🚒🔥
https://pen.org/top-52-banned-books-since-2021/ #bannedbooks #intellectualfreedom #freespeech #censorship #education #HackerNews #ngated
Lifelong learning kept Malcolm X sharp and ready to lead. Reading is power for the mind.
#LifelongLearning #IntellectualFreedom #QuoteLovers
https://quotes.thisgrandpablogs.com/power-of-self-education-malcolm-x/
Remember, folks, the Ginsberg test applies to the OLDEST of applicable minors. So unless your library is shelving teen-level books in the kindergarten section, you have no grounds to protest. #libraries #IntellectualFreedom
Free Speech Needs Free Libraries: A Joint Statement of PALCI, CARLI and Orbis Cascade Alliance
https://palci.org/free-speech-needs-free-libraries-a-joint-statement/
#libraries #library #bookbans #freespeech #intellectualfreedom #usa #bibliotheques
“Intellectual freedom, of course, implies intellectual diversity.” — Frances FitzGerald , Fire in the Lake
#BOTD #FrancesFritzGerald #QOTD #IntellectualFreedom #Quote #IntellectualDiversity #Quotation
https://yahooeysblog.wordpress.com/2025/10/21/quote-of-the-day-5315/
Keep the #NoKings energy going--locally! Become a #LibraryDefender by getting involved in your #FriendsOfTheLibrary group and protect #IntellectualFreedom and access to knowledge! Learn how in this Friends of the Library 101 Zine! http://www.librariesforthepeople.org/resources#fol101
It’s Banned Books Week—I’ve been thinking about how often we blur the line between cancelling and censoring.
Censorship doesn’t always arrive in uniform. Sometimes it comes dressed as virtue, moderation, or “safety.”
I’ve written a short reflection on why storytelling still matters, and why defending the freedom to say difficult things is worth the discomfort it brings.
📖 Read the full essay on Substack → https://lawrencenault.substack.com/p/the-thin-line-between-cancelling
#BannedBooksWeek #Censorship #FreeSpeech #IntellectualFreedom
Show us your darlings for #bannedbooksweek .
Another resource for #BannedBooksWeek :
The American Library Association's Office of Intellectual Freedom:
Iowa Board of Regents Approves UI Center for Intellectual Freedom Advisory Board
The Iowa Board of Regents finalized the University of Iowa Center for Intellectual Freedom advisory board during its September 18, 2025 meeting, following debates about its makeup and political balance. Despite concerns raised by some regents, including the board's gender distribution and political ... [More info]
Iowa Board of Regents Approves UI Center for Intellectual Freedom Advisory Board
The Iowa Board of Regents voted unanimously to create a board that will silence liberal ideas on campus and only promote conservative viewpoints. This is a clear violation of free speech and academic freedom.
Paul Krugman unveils the startling implications of dismantling elite universities like Harvard, revealing risks to intellectual freedom and economic stability. While acknowledging Harvard's elitism, he argues this attack restricts diverse perspectives and jeopardizes the Greater Boston economy, integral for innovation and prosperity. Can the foes of higher education grasp the long-term economic damage? Discover more about this pressing issue. [Read more](https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-economic-consequences-of-destroying) #PaulKrugman #Harvard #HigherEducation #IntellectualFreedom #EconomicConsequences #Innovation #BostonEconomy
#BannedBooks Week at The New York #PublicLibrary 📚
By #MickeyHuff
42 years ago, on the heels of a landmark Supreme Court decision protecting #intellectualfreedom in Board of Education, Island Trees Union Free School District No. 26 v. Pico, concerned booksellers, librarians, teachers, readers alike united against what they saw as an alarming rise of book challenges & bans in the UA. To raise awareness about these troubling trends celebrate the right to read, they created Banned Books Week #BBW
Today is tax day. Our taxes are collected and budgeted frivolously by the current and completely inept administration. What do any of its members know about academic ethics and practice after grifting their way through life? Here is yet another example.
#Harvard #resist #intellectualfreedom #academicethics
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/us/harvard-trump-reject-demands.html?unlocked_article_code=1._04.0nnc.ktesNiM8qzBm&smid=url-share
