Intellectual freedom is the right of every individual to both seek and receive information from all points of view without restriction. It provides for free access to all expressions of ideas through which any and all sides of a question, cause or movement may be explored.

This is the second of a two-part series analyzing Project 2025 and the threat its ideas – which have significant traction well beyond any single white paper – pose to freedom of expression in the United States.

PEN America catalogues major threats to freedom of expression in the United States since January 20th, 2025.

This report offers a window into the complex and extensive climate of censorship between July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. Our reporting on book bans remains a bellwether of a larger campaign to restrict and control education and public narratives, wreaking havoc on our public schools and democracy.

Unite Against Book Bans is a national initiative to empower readers everywhere to stand together in the fight against censorship.

This website provides information and resources that promote freedom of thought, inquiry, and expression.

Since its founding in 1920, the ACLU has opposed censorship in all its forms. From books and radio to film, television, and the internet, we have consistently fought to make sure Americans have the right to say, think, read, and write whatever they want without fear of government reprisal.