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Just how stupid are we? : facing the truth about the American voter
Author
Title
Just how stupid are we? : facing the truth about the American voter / Rick Shenkman.
ISBN
9780465077717 (alk. paper)
0465077714 (alk. paper)
Published
New York : Basic Books, c2008.
Physical Description
xii, 210 p. ; 22 cm.
Summary
Bestselling historian Rick Shenkman takes aim at the wisdom of the American people. He writes that American voters are misusing, abusing, and abdicating their political power.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 26, 2008
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-196) and index.
Contents
The problem
Gross ignorance
Are the voters irrational?
The importance of myths
Giving control to the people
The power of television
Our dumb politics : the big picture
Our mindless debate about 9/11
We can't even talk about how stupid we are
Coda: Hope.
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