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A dissent from Susan Jacoby

As Mike O’Connor notes in his post at the blog U.S. Intellectual History, many have praised Susan Jacoby for speaking hard truths in her new book, The Age of American Unreason, including his USI… more →

The Search Was the Thing

The Age of Unreason — 1 comment

itsawonderfulife wrote 4 months ago: Throughout history, eras demanded their own unique labels, “Dark Ages;” ” Middle A … more →

Tags: Communication, age of reason, Age of Unreason, American Culture, American Life, Anti-Intellectualism in American Life, conscious intention, "cultural transformation", de-humanizations

OMG!!! (That's Gibbering Numbscull-ese for Oh My God)

lanipuppetmaker wrote 8 months ago: OMG, I found this article in the Gaurdian and what it says about the state of US intelligence and ed … more →

Tags: Politics, Social Comment, obama, palin, McCain, bush, Guardian, U.S. Elections, Education

How Anti-Intellectualism Is Destroying America

downstreamer wrote 11 months ago: “A fundamentalist is one who believes in a literal interpretation of sacred books, and a third … more →

Tags: Religion, Books, Politics

The Way We Never Were: A Book Review of Susan Jacoby's "The Age of American Unreason"

santitafarella wrote 1 year ago: I recently read Susan Jacoby’s book, “The Age of American Unreason.” The book is s … more →

Tags: Politics, Religion, Reason, Skeptics, Skepticism, Susan Jacoby, Nostalgia, South Africa, Snail-mail

Anti-Intellectualism Syndrome and The Growing Smart Gap — 3 comments

Meredith - Political Mpressions wrote 1 year ago: The wealth gap in America isn’t the only growing dichotomy in our melting pot of various demog … more →

Tags: bush, H. Clinton, B. Obama, election, Republican, Democrat, Religion, media, Science