by Madeleine Rose Jones | Oct 12, 2020 | Liberty, literature
Naomi Novik, bestselling author of Uprooted, found herself in a pickle on Twitter. Her upcoming book, A Deadly Education, was labelled by some as ‘offensive.’ The problematic aspect? A description about dreadlocks. Few hours later, Novik releases an... 
by Madeleine Rose Jones | Sep 17, 2020 | General Fiction, History, Liberty, literature
Right now, two things are going on. One concerns a bookstore. The other concerns a generation suffocating itself, and all of humanity, with its delight at repeating the worst impulses of history. Both of these concerns are part of the status quo. They would’ve... 
by Madeleine Rose Jones | Sep 1, 2020 | Liberty, literature
The best bookshelves represent the souls of their owners. Regardless of what genre is read or what authors are featured, a bookshelf is a mirror image of the owner. That’s why my shelf has science fiction, politics, philosophy, fantasy and history. Remove one of... 
by Madeleine Rose Jones | Jun 10, 2020 | Cinema, History, Liberty, literature
HBO Max, the streaming service that bundles all HBO productions together, have made an interesting announcement. The civil war American classic film, Gone With The Wind, will temporarily not be available on HBO Max. When it does return, they’ll have disclaimers... 
by Madeleine Rose Jones | Jun 9, 2020 | History, Liberty, literature, Philosophy
Have you ever been forced to say something that you didn’t want to say? Maybe you didn’t believe it, was pressured by peers, or blackmailed. There’s a great term for that: compelled speech. And it is absolutely deadly to literature and liberty. Why...