How Ignorant Are Americans?
NEWSWEEK gave 1,000 Americans the U.S. Citizenship Test--38 percent failed. The country's future is imperiled by our ignorance. Full Story »
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Posted by Walter Cox - Mar 20, 2011 - 7:00 PM PDT
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If one accepts Mr. Romano's analysis that the formal education system (I somewhat agree) combined with the overwhelming "complexity' of our political system (I don't buy it) and our "lulled into security" ignorance (I somewhat agree) then he makes a good journalistc case for his premises and conclusions. The topic and its debate are familiar, not original. I find the most glaring omission that makes his efforts incomplete the total absence of what, in my opinion, has begcome the primary educational influence (albeit perhaps viewed as suchl) .. Television. Knowlege and more importantly opinion is given to viewers who, for whatever reason, absorb the stuff like sponges. Such educational influence is as vast as the same is in its ... More »
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