Idiot America: How Stupidity Became a Virtue in the Land of the Free

Idiot America: How Stupidity Became a Virtue in the Land of the Free Wydawca: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Opis produktu 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. Specyfikacja SKU: KAES005078988 EAN: 9780767926157 Waga: 236 g Author: Pierce, Charles P. Binding: Paperback Pages: 320 Publication Year: 2010 BISAC Category 1: POL032000 BISAC Category 2: SOC041000 BISAC Category 3: HUM003000