The age of American unreason - Susan Jacoby

A cultural history of the last forty years, The Age of American Unreason focuses
on the convergence of social forces-usually treated as separate entities-that has
created a perfect storm of anti-rationalism. These include the upsurge of religious
fundamentalism, with more political power today than ever before; the failure of
public education to create an informed citizenry; and the triumph of video over print
culture. Sparing neither the right nor the left, Jacoby asserts that Americans today
have embraced a universe of "junk thought" that makes almost no effort to separate
fact from opinion.