It hardly matters why a library is destroyed: every banning, curtailment, shredding, plunder or loot gives rise (at least as a ghostly presence) to a louder, clearer, more durable library of the banned, looted, plundered,...

Word-banning seems to be a trend of late. It’s become fashionable to try to ban words we’re uncomfortable with, which you really can’t do in the first place. You can no more ban a word...

We’re not looking at banning all weapons.

What if I got hit by lightning while walking with an umbrella? Ban umbrellas! Fight the menace of lightning!