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.”
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How Stupid Blog no longer available
Rick Shenkman’s Appearance on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show with John Stewart” no longer available