Why Should I Read on Quixote in My Free Time?

Sally Kohn: There's humanism in terms of a canon, like you should read Plato and Aristotle. She says most people don't seem particularly interested in these books or ideas. Kohn: If the purpose of humanistic thinking is to be able to engage with people across difference, why do I need to spend hours alone with text? "I don't believe that the formation of elites is text bound," she says.