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Salman Rushdie condemns the surge in book bans in US schools, arguing they aim to erase alternative perspectives on American history. He highlights PEN America’s report documenting almost 23,000 bans since 2021, a historically unprecedented number. Rushdie, speaking on The Mishal Husain Show, notes that his decision to relocate to the US in 2000 was influenced by the First Amendment’s guarantee of free speech. He suggests these bans directly contradict the constitutional principles that attracted him to the country.
