In “The Cradle of Citizenship,” the journalist James Traub finds that the biggest crisis in education is not what kids are learning, but whether they’re learning anything at all. By Mark Lilla In ...

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The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction.

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