💬 Opinion May 17, 2026 · Itxu Díaz

I Thought of You While Reading This Novel

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Reading aloud has become an act of punk rebellion. Something like listening to a recording of The Clash, flirting in a coffee shop at noon, or sitting down to watch John Wayne’s entire filmography. Rich Lowry complains that children no longer read. They say screens and smartphones are to blame. Lowry concludes that this is a major failure of the education system. But I don’t entirely agree.
It’s true that the absence of paper books in classrooms is a tragedy. It prevents children from acquiring

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