THE CULTURE WARS ARE A ROUT:

After notoriously banning numerous books which had been included under the umbrella of a Mexican-American Studies curriculum, schools in Tucson, Arizona have been informed by a federal judge that their actions were "not for a legitimate educational purpose, but for an invidious discriminatory racial purpose and a politically partisan purpose." From now on, the law which had been created specifically to hobble such programs will be unenforceable. Here's a list of all the banned books which students will now be able to read as they explore their Mexican heritage, which includes Sherman Alexie, James Baldwin, and Rudolfo A. Anaya.

Another literary coup occurred this week when the ongoing court case over Milo Yiannopoulos's scrapped book revealed an editor's notes on the original manuscript, which include numerous corrections, omissions, and disgusted reactions. While Milo haters rejoiced at this treasure trove of criticism, author Roxane Gay posted a reminder of the purpose of these notes: "They show how the editor was going to make hatred palatable." 

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