http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/17102/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/dumb-americans <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/colleen-raezler">Colleen Raezler</a> </div> </div> </div> <p >Are Americans dumber than we used to be?  </p> <br /> <p >Susan Jacoby thinks so, and continually uses conservatives as her illustrations. </p> <br /> <p >The “dumbing down” of American culture, as evidenced by <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">America</st1:place></st1:country-region>'s obsession with reality television and the barrage of celebrity “news” coverage, is a worthy topic of discussion.  But it's hard to have a reasoned discussion with an author who is contributing to the problem by gratuitously bashing conservatives and religious believers.   </p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/dumb-americans" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Culture Education MattLauer NBC SuisanJacoby TheAgeofAmericanUnreason TodayShow WashingtonPost Wed, 20 Feb 2008 05:00:00 +0000 admin 28365 at http://archive2.mrc.org