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This article is the epitome of "back in the day, everything was better". There are no links to back up claims or credentials, and lots of relative facts without context.

Paraphrasing "rich kids are more literate than poor kids despite both having a lot of screentime" doesn't prove anything about books and literacy.

This is a pure opinion piece with cherry picked facts.

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This is really a book review; if you want all the figures and facts, read the book it's reviewing and discussing. Heck, they even tell you they won't be repeating it all there!

"The Claremont Review of Books is the proof that conservatism is a living and civilising force in American intellectual life, and a powerful challenge to the dominance of the academic left."

Oh okay.

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