I mean, that's one frequent US-based usage. But people use it in plenty of other contexts too. E.g., reading (non-politics) authors from the past. Listening to

I mean, that's one frequent US-based usage. But people use it in plenty of other contexts too. E.g., reading (non-politics) authors from the past. Listening to music by musicians from the past. Just as a quick example, should you or should you not listen to Wagner is a question among Jews, because of his anti-semitic views. Personally I wouldn't let that stop me from listening to him, but people have different views on this kind of stuff.