TY - BOOK AU - Pierce,Charles P. TI - Idiot America: how stupidity became a virtue in the Land of the Free SN - 9780767926157 AV - JK 275 P615i 2010 PY - 2010/// CY - New York PB - Anchor Books KW - Stupidity KW - Political aspects KW - United States KW - Politics and government KW - 1989- KW - Philosophy N1 - "With a new afterword"--Cover; Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-307); The American way of idiocy : The prince of cranks ; The war on expertise ; Beyond Atlantis ; The Templars in town -- Truth : Radio nowhere ; God and Judge Jones -- Consequences : A woman dies on Beech Street ; How we look at the sea ; The principles of automatic pilot -- Mr. Madison's library : Torture in New Hampshire ; Mr. Madison's library UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1101/2010293310-s.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1101/2010293310-b.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1101/2010293310-d.html ER -