Idiot Proof
2004-07-25T17:32:52-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvOGNjXC8yMDA0MDcyNTE3MzQzODAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Mr. Wheen discussed his book, Idiot Proof: Deluded Celebrities, Irrational Power Brokers, Media Morons, and the Erosion of Common Sense with Chris Lehman. The book describes how and why he feels America has strayed from the intellectually independent principles of the Enlightenment to times fueled by superstition and moral confusion. Mr. Wheen claims that 1979 was the pivotal year when Enlightenment values were lost. In that year, Margaret Thatcher and the Ayatollah Khomeini came to power and there arose a “complacency of the existing (political) order,” which has seriously impacted the past 25 years of intellectual growth. Mr. Wheen also responded to questions from the audience.
Mr. Wheen discussed his book, Idiot Proof: Deluded Celebrities, Irrational Power Brokers, Media Morons, and the Erosion of Common Sense wit… read more
Mr. Wheen discussed his book, Idiot Proof: Deluded Celebrities, Irrational Power Brokers, Media Morons, and the Erosion of Common Sense with Chris Lehman. The book describes how and why he feels America has strayed from the intellectually independent principles of the Enlightenment to times fueled by superstition and moral confusion. Mr. Wheen claims that 1979 was the pivotal year when Enlightenment values were lost. In that year, Margaret Thatcher and the Ayatollah Khomeini came to power and there arose a “complacency of the existing (political) order,” which has seriously impacted the past 25 years of intellectual growth. Mr. Wheen also responded to questions from the audience. close
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