Episode 45 – Rick Shenkman, Historian and Author of “Just How Stupid Are We? Facing The Truth About The American Voter”

John Selig Outspoken – Episode 45 (MP3, 71MB, 1hr 2min)

Rick Shenkman, Historian and “New York Times” best-selling author, discusses his new book and talks about the ignorance most Americans have about politics and how their government works. He also describes the History Network News website that he founded and edited along with his website ~~howstupidblog.com~~ (no longer available.) My commentary during this episode is called, “The Dumbing Down of America.”