The Age of American Unreason

In conversation with Jack Miles
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
01:08:40
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Episode Summary
From the author of Freethinkers, a dazzlingly insightful-and occasionally hilarious-analysis of the anti-rationalism, anti-intellectualism, and anti-scientism that increasingly characterizes the cultural and intellectual life of this country.

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Susan Jacoby's last book, Freethinkers, was championed by Philip Roth, Sam Harris, and the late Arthur Schlesinger. She is a regular commentator on NPR, and a contributor to the New York Times, among many others. She is the author of seven books, including Wild Justice, a Pulitzer Prize finalist.


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