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Idiot America

By Pierce, Charles P.

Idiot America

By Pierce, Charles P.

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER The three Great Premises of Idiot America: · Any theory is valid if it sells books, soaks up ratings, or otherwise moves units · Anything can be true if someone says it loudly enough · Fact is that which enough people believe. Truth is determined by how fervently they believe it With his trademark wit and insight, veteran journalist Charles Pierce delivers a gut-wrenching, side-splitting lament about the glorification of ignorance in the United States. Pierce asks how a country founded on intellectual curiosity has somehow deteriorated into a nation of simpletons more apt to vote for an American Idol contestant than a presidential candidate. But his thunderous denunciation is also a secret call to action, as he hopes that somehow, being intelligent will stop being a stigma, and that pinheads will once again be pitied, not celebrated. Erudite and razor-sharp, Idiot America is at once an invigorating history lesson, a cutting cultural critique, and a bullish appeal to our smarter selves.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
322
Release Date:
2010-05-04
Publication Date:
2010-05-04
Publisher:
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0767926153
ISBN13:
9780767926157
Weight:
404 g
Height:
132 cm
Width:
203 cm
Thickness:
20 cm
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