By Charles P. Pierce
How did we come to be a nation that despises intelligence and canonizes idiocy? When did TV reality stars become experts on everything from politics to the environment? Why are people more willing to believe myths than science? This book takes us on a journey into Idiot America where anything is believable as long as it is in the media. A look into the heart of America where people believe the earth is only 6,000 years old and where men lived in harmony (the men who weren’t eaten that is) with dinosaurs and where Creationism is taught as fact. A fun read that leave you wondering why people believe what they do in these modern times.
“A witty and pointed indictment of our nations disturbing ability to vilify smart people and elevate chowderheads to positions of power and influence.”
—The Salt Lake Tribune
“A lively and, dare I say, intelligent study of the ongoing assault on gray matter.”
—Stephen Amidon, The New York Observer
