| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
x, 293 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-293). |
| Contents |
pt. 1. The American way of idiocy -- The Prince of Cranks -- The war on expertise -- Beyond Atlantis -- The Templars in town -- pt. 2. Truth -- Radio nowhere -- God and Judge Jones -- pt. 3. Consequences -- A woman dies on Beech Street -- How we look at the sea -- The principles of automatic pilot -- pt. 4. Mr. Madison's library -- Torture in New Hampshire -- Mr. Madison's library. |
| Summary |
With his razor-sharp wit and erudite reasoning, Pierce delivers a gut-wrenching, side-splitting lament about the glorification of ignorance in the United States, exploring how a country founded on intellectual curiosity has somehow deteriorated into a nation of simpletons. |
| Subject |
United States -- Politics and government -- 1989- -- Philosophy.
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Stupidity -- Political aspects -- United States.
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| ISBN |
9780767926140 |
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0767926145 |
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