{"product_id":"idiot-america-how-stupidity-became-a-virtue-in-the-land-of-the-free-9780767926157","title":"Idiot America: How Stupidity Became a Virtue in the Land of the Free","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe three Great Premises of Idiot America: \u003cbr\u003e- Any theory is valid if it sells books, soaks up ratings, or otherwise moves units\u003cbr\u003e- Anything can be true if someone says it loudly enough\u003cbr\u003e- Fact is that which enough people believe. Truth is determined by how fervently they believe it\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePierce asks how a country founded on intellectual curiosity has somehow deteriorated into a nation of simpletons more apt to vote for an \u003ci\u003eAmerican Idol\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eIdiot America\u003c\/i\u003e is at once an invigorating history lesson, a cutting cultural critique, and a bullish appeal to our smarter selves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anchor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/04\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780767926157\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 307\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.20w x 0.70d","brand":"Charles P. Pierce","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43544278368437,"sku":"9780767926157","price":17.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_8e0006fd-ebfb-4bcd-8712-28b0aa6d6d77.jpg?v=1706120961","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/idiot-america-how-stupidity-became-a-virtue-in-the-land-of-the-free-9780767926157","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}