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100 1 $aPierce, Charles P.$q(Charles Patrick),$d1953-
245 10 $aIdiot America :$bhow stupidity became a virtue in the Land of the Free /$cCharles P. Pierce.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bDoubleday,$c℗♭2009.
300 $ax, 293 pages ;$c22 cm
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 291-293).
505 00 $gpt. 1.$tThe American way of idiocy --$tThe Prince of Cranks --$tThe war on expertise --$tBeyond Atlantis --$tThe Templars in town --$gpt. 2.$tTruth --$tRadio nowhere --$tGod and Judge Jones --$gpt. 3.$tConsequences. --$tA woman dies on Beech Street --$tHow we look at the sea --$tThe principles of automatic pilot --$gpt. 4.$tMr. Madison's library --$tTorture in New Hampshire --$tMr. Madison's library.
520 $aWith 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.
651 0 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1989-$xPhilosophy.
650 0 $aStupidity$xPolitical aspects$zUnited States.
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