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July 5, 2026July 4, 2026 andreweverett360

A Library Without Disorder

Stephen Eide wrote an article for City Journal titled A Library without Disorder (2 January 2026).

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September 22, 2025October 13, 2025 andreweverett360

Is the decline of reading making politics dumber?

The Economist published an article titled Is the Decline of Reading Making Politics Dumber? (4 Sept 2025).

« The problem was less that these students of literature were not literary and more that they were barely even literate. »

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