I mostly read newspapers and technical journals, but two books that I read that made an impression: "The Changing World Order" and "The Gulag Archipelago".
Related: <i>Rob Pike got spammed with an AI slop "act of kindness"</i> - <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46394867">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46394867</a>