What one book contains the most valuable lessons on government that every citizen of the country should become familiar with? The Federalist Papers? Plato’s Democracy? Seems to me that some of this stuff would be a lot more valuable than Romeo and Juliet or anne frankly’s diary or whatever passes for a civics class these days
Inb4 Starship Troopers
The only possible good that could come of making Atlas Shrugged mandatory reading in public schools is kids might pick up on the fact that the English teachers teaching it act a lot like the bad guys in the book.
Otherwise it's just going to be wasted by it being taught by the worst people in the world.