The U.S. Navy has removed certain books from its recommended reading list that were accused of containing “anti-American” or “Marxist” content last year.
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday released on May 6 an updated version of the Professional Reading Program (CNO-PRP), which includes a list of recommended books as part of the Navy’s effort to help develop the professionalism of all sailors.
The admiral’s latest list consists of 12 books in the genres of fiction, non-fiction, military, strategy, management, and technology, among others.
The shortened list, compared to the 2021 version, is missing controversial titles including “How to Be an Antiracist” by Ibram X. Kendi, “Sexual Minorities and Politics: An Introduction” by Jason Pierceson, and “The New Jim Crow” by Michelle Alexander.
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