TBR (To Be Read): Why Trump’s win should change the way people read
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United States President-elect Donald Trump speaking at the America First Policy Institute Gala held at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on Nov 14.
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SINGAPORE – The many analyses of what United States President-elect Donald Trump’s victory portends for the world can be summed up this way: that the far-reaching consequences forecast to this point may be both under- and overestimated; the best response to a deeply unpredictable man could be to not lose hope, while adopting the time-tested approach to wait and see.
But this is a column about books and, in reading, one can always claim a certain agency. So, here is a different proposition, with a Wildean quip: Trump’s win should spur people to rethink their reading habits, a recalibration that is simultaneously the least and most important thing anyone can do right now.
