Commentary: Are book bans unconstitutional? They are certainly political

Jun 18, 2023 View Original Article
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    6% Center

  • Reliability

    75% ReliableGood

  • Policy Leaning

    10% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    28% Positive

Bias Score Analysis

The A.I. bias rating includes policy and politician portrayal leanings based on the author’s tone found in the article using machine learning. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral.

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"They also noted that the state education code requires public schools to provide instruction on the role and contributions of both men and women, Native Americans, African Americans, Mexican Americans, Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, European Americans, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans, persons with disabilities, and members of other ethnic and cultural groups."
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"Eventually, courts will have to decide whether bans violate laws protecting freedom of speech, equal protection or other anti-censorship laws."
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-18% Liberal
"Gov. Gavin Newsom, Atty."
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"In a tweet earlier this month reacting to the textbook vote at the Temecula school district, Newsom wrote, In the Golden State, our kids have the freedom to learn."
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10% Conservative
"President Biden aounced that he will appoint a federal coordinator to address the surge of book bans."
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : They also noted that the state education code requires public schools to provide instruction on "the role and contributions of both men and women, Native Americans, African Americans, Mexican Americans, Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, European Americans, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans, persons with disabilities, and members of other ethnic and cultural groups."
41% : Eventually, courts will have to decide whether bans violate laws protecting freedom of speech, equal protection or other anti-censorship laws.

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