Portions of this book previously appeared in other forms in Esquire and in The American Prospect Online.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Pierce, Charles P.
Idiot America : how stupidity became a virtue in the Land of the Free /
by Charles P. Pierce. — 1st ed.
p. cm.
1. United States—Politics and
government—1989—Philosophy.
2. Stupidity—Political aspects—United States. I. Title.
JK275.P378 2009
973.93—dc22 2008046604
eISBN: 978-0-7679-3208-0
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