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While condemning the movement toward removing people and ideas from the public square, we need to remember it goes two ways. Remember these very prominent recent victims of "book burning."

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

Dr. Seuss books

Booksellers have taken to refusing to sell books that shrieking interest groups object to. Here is a recent example:

Irreversible Damage by Abigail Shirer

This is an intelligent, well-researched discussion of the explosion of gender dysphoria and the radical physical treatments of young girls. The book was removed from the Amazon and Target stores. It was eventually restored by both establishments.

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Interesting that a publisher’s decision to no longer market specific Dr. Seuss books is equated with literal book-burning.

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