Conservatives must go on offense against the Left's censors

One of the Left’s most successful lies is that conservatives seek to “ban books.” It often works because Americans, rightly, loathe bans. Conservatives must then explain that what they want to do is save schoolchildren from exposure to smut and racial hatred.

Books that do that are not “banned.” They can be sold anywhere, just not given to children. We all agree that the pornographic Penthouse magazine should not be available in the school library. That doesn’t mean Penthouse is banned.