{"id":185683,"date":"2025-04-15T07:20:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T07:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/agriculture\/opinion-expelled-from-the-navy-381-banned-books\/"},"modified":"2025-04-15T07:20:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T07:20:09","slug":"opinion-expelled-from-the-navy-381-banned-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=185683","title":{"rendered":"Opinion | Expelled From the Navy: 381 Banned Books"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">To the Editor:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Re \u201c<a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/04\/11\/us\/politics\/naval-academy-banned-books.html?searchResultPosition=3\" title=\"\">Angelou\u2019s \u2018Caged Bird\u2019 Is Out, but Hitler\u2019s \u2018Mein Kampf\u2019 Stays; 381 Books Are Banned From Naval Academy<\/a>\u201d (front page, April 12):<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">My grandfather was Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz. The United States Naval Academy\u2019s library was named in his honor in 1973. My family was proud to attend the dedication.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">He would be appalled by the removal of books by authors like Maya Angelou from its shelves \u2014 as am I and are his great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. He was a humble, honorable, intelligent and supportive leader who was honored and loved by everyone he came into contact with.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">We are all ashamed to hear that books such as \u201cMein Kampf\u201d have been left on the shelves while others were removed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Thank you to The New York Times for featuring this story!<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Sarah Nimitz Smith<br \/>Boston<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">To the Editor:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Kudos to The<span class=\"css-8l6xbc evw5hdy0\">  <\/span>Times for reporting that the U.S. Naval Academy has banned and removed 381 books from its library, clearly demonstrating ideological censorship in promotion of the Trump administration\u2019s assault on diversity, equity and inclusion policies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">One of the first steps a totalitarian regime takes is to control what citizens may read and what information is available to them from print and electronic media. State control of information is nothing more than propaganda.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Should George Orwell\u2019s novel \u201c1984\u201d be renamed \u201c2025\u201d?<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Robert D. Greenberg<br \/>Bethesda, Md.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">To the Editor:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">If President Trump\u2019s censorship team did not sweep up Ray Bradbury\u2019s novel \u201cFahrenheit 451\u201d when it raided the Naval Academy\u2019s library (it apparently did not), it had better get back there before some innocent academy student finds the book and learns how censorship, book banning and book burning poison democracy and freedom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Jim O\u2019Rourke<br \/>Newfoundland, N.J.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">To the Editor:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Evidently our librarian in chief, Donald Trump, thinks our Naval Academy students are too delicate to read books often assigned in high school.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The pen truly is mightier than the sword, or battleship.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Susan H. Schwartz<br \/>Palm Beach, Fla.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">To the Editor:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Thanks very much for publishing in full <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2025\/04\/04\/us\/250404-list-of-removed-books-from-nimitz-library.html\" title=\"\">the list of books<\/a> removed from the U.S. Naval Academy\u2019s library. It has already proved to be immensely helpful in compiling my own list of \u201cmust reads\u201d!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-3\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">To the Editor:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Re \u201c<a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/24\/opinion\/measles-vaccine-babies.html\" title=\"\">Why I Got the Measles Vaccine at Age 63<\/a>,\u201d by Margaret Renkl (Opinion guest essay, March 26):<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Thank you for publishing this honest, thoughtful article about the history of the measles vaccine and the benefit of vaccination against deadly diseases. I was born a few years before the measles vaccine was developed. My siblings and I all came down with measles as well as mumps, rubella and chickenpox.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">While catching a disease confers some immunity, it is not as effective as vaccination. The result for me was that my doctor tested my blood for antibodies against measles while I was pregnant with my first child. The result showed that my immunity was poor, and I received a modern measles vaccine in 1987 to protect my baby. My children received the BCG vaccination against TB while we lived in Europe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">I feel lucky to have had observant doctors and to have lived in countries where vaccination is available. There is much to do to suppress and counter the misinformation being spread by the health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and other ill-informed vaccine skeptics to protect our community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Allison Gannon<br \/>San Ramon, Calif.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-1u37br4 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-3178761d\">Slashing the E.P.A.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-4\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">To the Editor:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Re \u201c<a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/17\/climate\/trump-eliminates-epa-science.html\" title=\"\">Trump Administration Aims to Eliminate E.P.A.\u2019s Scientific Research Arm<\/a>\u201d (news article, nytimes.com, March 17):<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">During both Republican and Democratic administrations, I served as the deputy assistant administrator for science in the Environmental Protection Agency\u2019s Office of Research and Development \u2014 the top career scientist in an office of dedicated and hard-working employees. I also led the development of the E.P.A.\u2019s Scientific Integrity Policy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-5\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">My over 30 years of experience in the Office of Research and Development is in direct conflict with the unsupported and inflammatory words of Project 2025 quoted in this article. Since its inception, the O.R.D. has presented its assessment of the best available science to the agency\u2019s top policymakers. When necessary, O.R.D. scientists \u201cspeak scientific truth to power,\u201d independent of political party.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Both the E.P.A. and its research and development office have contributed to protecting the health of Americans and our environment. This mission has become increasingly important because of the rising number of environmental disasters, including wildfires and severe storms, caused or exacerbated by global warming.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Current proposals to dissolve the office will surely lead to a degradation in Americans\u2019 health and our environment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Kevin Yale Teichman<br \/>Rockville, Md.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-1u37br4 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-2015c568\">A Cost to Farmers<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-6\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">To the Editor:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Re \u201c<a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/13\/opinion\/salmon-klamath-river-dam.html\" title=\"\">A Story About the Environment That Almost Had a Happy Ending<\/a>,\u201d by Jacques Leslie (Opinion guest essay, March 23):<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">As a fifth-generation Klamath farmer, I was disappointed that Mr. Leslie\u2019s essay failed to include the perspective of farmers and ranchers. My family has farmed this land for 116 years, yet we are repeatedly shut out of the conversation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-7\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The article celebrates the Endangered Species Act and dam removal for salmon recovery but ignores how the federal government has used the act as a blunt instrument, leading to the economic and social collapse of our communities. Farmers in the Klamath Basin have endured devastating water shut-offs, forcing many out of business.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">We support salmon recovery, but real solutions must recognize that farmers, tribes and fish can all coexist. We have invested in water efficiency, habitat improvements and other conservation efforts, yet we are treated as expendable. If the only solution is to take water from agriculture, what happens to the families who have fed America for generations?<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">There is a way forward \u2014 but only if the conversation includes those who grow the food America depends on. We deserve a seat at the table.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Rodney Cheyne<br \/>Klamath Falls, Ore.<br \/><em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">The writer is the president of the Klamath Irrigation District.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-1u37br4 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-2da679c2\">Leaders, Rise Up<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">To the Editor:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">I\u2019m 84 years old and will tell my grown grandkids not to despair about the current state of affairs in the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Yes, I, too, feel the breath of depression sighing at the back of my neck. I feel sad watching our proud country disappear day by day in a riptide of lies and ignorance. I worry about bleached reefs and wildfires, too.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-8\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">However, I have confidence that old and new leaders will rise up. A great restoration will begin; wait and see. I can trust that vein of hope as I read about how Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders have rallied crowds of thousands into solidarity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">I will tell my grandkids what happened when my heroes came along \u2014 Barack Obama, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Warren and Mr. Sanders, to name a few. I will ask them not to run away. America needs all of us now more than ever.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Judy Ticehurst<br \/>Ashland, Ore.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To the Editor: Re \u201cAngelou\u2019s \u2018Caged Bird\u2019 Is Out, but Hitler\u2019s \u2018Mein Kampf\u2019 Stays; 381 Books Are Banned From Naval Academy\u201d (front page, April 12): My grandfather was Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz. The United States Naval Academy\u2019s library was named in his honor in 1973. My family was proud to attend the dedication. 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