Trump and Obama's summer reading lists: Can you guess which one is hilarious?
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It’s still summertime and summertime means summer reading lists. Historically, sitting presidents enjoy being asked about what they are reading because whether or not they are reading anything on their own time, it’s a way to humbly brag about one’sTrump and Obama's summer reading lists: Can you guess which one is hilarious?
It’s still summertime and summertime means summer reading lists. Historically, sitting presidents enjoy being asked about what they are reading because whether or not they are reading anything on their own time, it’s a way to humbly brag about one’s intellect. President Barack Obama posted his to Facebook. One of my favorite parts of summer is deciding what to read when things slow down just a bit, whether it’s on a vacation with family or just a quiet afternoon. This summer I've been absorbed by new novels, revisited an old classic, and reaffirmed my faith in our ability to move forward together when we seek the truth. Here’s what I’ve been reading: Tara Westover’s Educated is a remarkable memoir of a young woman raised in a survivalist family in Idaho who strives for education while still showing great understanding and love for the world she leaves behind. Set after WWII, Warlight by Michael Ondaatje is a meditation on the lingering effects of war on family. With the recent passing of V.S. Naipaul, I reread A House for Mr Biswas, the Nobel Prize winner's first great novel about growing up in Trinidad and the challenge of post-colonial identity. An American Marriage by Tayari Jones is a moving portrayal of the effects of a wrongful conviction on a young African-American couple. Factfulness by Hans Rosling, an outstanding international public health expert, is a hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off facts rather than our inherent biases. Donald Trump hasn’t released such a list, but CNN went through his Twitter feed to see what he’s mentioned in between semi-coherent rants about “witch hunts.” Here’s what they found: Read more