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There Are No Banned Books

There Are No Banned Books
Demonstrators gather to protest against banning books outside of the Henry Ford Centennial Library in Dearborn, Mich., on Sept. 25, 2022. Jeff Kowalky/AFP via Getty Images
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While checking out the “banned and challenged” display at my local Barnes & Noble recently, I was reminded that the entire kerfuffle is a giant racket. For publishers and booksellers, “banned” books are likely a money-making racket. Virtually every allegedly “banned” book on the display table is already a massive (sometimes generational) bestseller.

David Harsanyi
David Harsanyi
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David Harsanyi is a conservative journalist, syndicated author, and editor. He wrote for the Denver Post for eight years, and edited for The Federalist for more than six years before becoming senior writer at National Review in 2019. Harsanyi authored five books, including “First Freedom: A Ride Through America's Enduring History With the Gun” and “Eurotrash: Why America Must Reject the Failed Ideas of a Dying Continent.”
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