Because that is the trendy thing to do! What makes it really sad is half of them haven't read it nor could pass a test about it.
Obama was a constitutional law professor... maybe it's just because liberals know more about the constitution than conservatives, although too be fair, liberals know more about everything than conservatives.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.