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Suggestion for all future conversations:4 comments

boywithoutgod wrote 2 days ago: In the spirit of the new year, I humbly submit the following. How about instead of eye-rollingly all … more →

Tags: Thomas Reed, Susan Jacoby, WAVVES, hipsters, Conversation, The Believer, Shit Talk, Witticisms

The Age of Unreason1 comment

itsawonderfulife wrote 10 months ago: Throughout history, eras demanded their own unique labels, “Dark Ages;” ” Middle A … more →

Tags: Communication, American Life, American Culture, Age of Unreason, Susan Jacoby, Laura Miller, Richard Hofstadter, Anti-Intellectualism in American Life, Functioning Democracy

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

lanipuppetmaker wrote 1 year 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, bush, Education, Elite, Guardian, McCain, obama, palin

How Anti-Intellectualism Is Destroying America

downstreamer wrote 1 year 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 Gap3 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

What counts as a legitimate 'news' story in the MSM5 comments

G.E. wrote 1 year ago: I guess I probably shouldn’t be surprised at the anti-intellectualism, unseriousness, and cras … more →

Tags: media, complete stupidity, CNN, Mainstream media, iraq, Jeremiah Wright, MSM, Susan Jacoby, Oprah

“American intelligence”: an oxymoron? Follow-up 3: Launch

Wandering electrons wrote 1 year ago: See first: “American intelligence”: an oxymoron? “American intelligence”: an oxymoron? Follow-up 1 “ … more →

Tags: Culture, america, Books

A Drift Towards Anti-Intellectualism in America

Deborah Barlow wrote 1 year ago: There are few subjects more timely than the one tackled by Susan Jacoby in her new book, “The Age of … more →

Tags: Philosophy, Popular Culture, Thinking, American anti-intellectualism, Michiko Kakutani, New York Times, Susan Jacoby

mm299: More than the economy, we're in intellectual trouble3 comments

mudge wrote 1 year ago: MUDGE’s Musings Susan Jacoby has just released a book, “The Age of American Unreason“, a … more →

Tags: Civilization, Education, YouTube, Creation Science, State Lotteries, Susan Jacoby, Dumbing of America, nation of dunces, American Idol


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