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blatherskiteOn another risk-related topic, I encourage you to do some thinking about "Banned Book Week", the last week of September.
We all face many risks these days, from unemployment to global warming, but risks to freedom of speech by those who arrogate to themselves the right to define what we can read are an ongoing risk, and we must remain vigilant. It's a short and slippery slope from banning books to dictating what thoughts we are allowed to hear and ponder or even what thoughts we're allowed to communicate.
So take a librarian to lunch, or at least make it clear you'll help them to keep the torch- and pitchfork-wielding peasants at bay whenever they feel the need for moral or physical support.
We all face many risks these days, from unemployment to global warming, but risks to freedom of speech by those who arrogate to themselves the right to define what we can read are an ongoing risk, and we must remain vigilant. It's a short and slippery slope from banning books to dictating what thoughts we are allowed to hear and ponder or even what thoughts we're allowed to communicate.
So take a librarian to lunch, or at least make it clear you'll help them to keep the torch- and pitchfork-wielding peasants at bay whenever they feel the need for moral or physical support.