Reading is a Vice

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By msmashJan 2, 2026, 6:01 pm254 ptsTop
The International Publishers Association spent the past year promoting the slogan "Democracy depends on reading," but Atlantic senior editor Adam Kirsch argues that this utilitarian pitch fundamentally misunderstands why people become readers in the first place. The most recent Survey of Public Participation in…

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