Re: “Who’s in and who’s out at the Naval Academy’s library?” (April 11, Nation):
Following President Donald Trump’s govt orders focusing on variety, fairness and inclusion, the U.S. Naval Academy has banned “practically 400 books.” The checklist consists of celebrated American favorites however leaves on the cabinets some very disturbing and controversial writing (“Mein Kampf,” “The Bell Curve,” and so forth.). This ebook banning removes something that smacks of Trump’s private hate checklist, which incorporates something LGBTQ and a few revered African American titles.
We’re watching this playlist to tyranny play out proper in entrance of our eyes. As a retired librarian, I’ve seen a few of these makes an attempt earlier than, however by no means so audacious and pushed by the chief of our nation who’s destroying dissent, step-by-step.
That is how tyranny occurs.
Judith Markoff Hansen, Seattle
