Henry A. Giroux — The United States Is Awash in Public Stupidity, and Critical Thought Is Under Assault

From celebrity culture to phony public intellectuals to shallow politicians -- there's an assault on rational thinking in this country.

Americans have always been more pragmatic than intellectual, but how do you actually be pragmatic when you don't understand the situation in the first place? Shoot from the hip and hope you don't hit your foot.

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The United States Is Awash in Public Stupidity, and Critical Thought Is Under Assault
Henry A. Giroux | Truthout
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