The self-taught son of a boot-and-shoe-machine operator is causing a run on critical superlatives in highbrow London’s literary marketplace. “One of the most remarkable first books I have read,” wrote ...

Look no further than apples for a study of intellectual property. When the University of Minnesota several years ago was preparing to introduce a new variety of apple into the market, it decided ...

Dr. Danielle Sachdeva and Dr. Wes Whitaker received an invitation from publisher IGI Global to work on "Supporting Students' Intellectual Freedom in Schools: The Right to Read," a new book about ...

John Willinsky's new book is a history of thought and learning -- combined with analysis of the development of intellectual property concepts and a case for open-access publishing. Willinsky looks to ...

In 2023, the American Library Association documented 1,247 demands to censor library books and resources. From 2010-2019, popular titles such as "The Handmaid's Tale," "The Hunger Games" and even ...

Intellectual freedom is now—and will likely always be—a necessary topic for librarians to examine. If every book has its reader, most books will also have a challenger. In addition to considering ...

In an era marked by unprecedented access to information, the resurgence of book banning presents a paradox that threatens the very foundation of our collective intellectual progress. At first glance, ...

Writing about public intellectuals a couple of weeks ago reminded me of how annoyed I was by a comment Tony Judt makes in Thinking the Twentieth Century. Judt contemplates the sales figures of even ...