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The culture wars are over and the idiots have won. This is a veteran journalist’s caustically funny, righteously angry lament about the glorification of ignorance in the United States. The three Great Premises of Idiot America: · Any theory is valid if it sells books, soaks up ratings, or otherwise moves units; anything can be true if someone says it loudly enough; "fact" is that which enough people believe. And "truth" is determined by how fervently they believe it.

It doesn't matter if you are a history buff or if you love human interest stories, I've found this book to be the most unexpected page turner that I've read in a very long time. It's the story of Charles Pierce who lived through six, terrifying years of being a slave to the Nazis facing death most virtually one minute after the next and...miraculously surviving. Then, having the courage to build a lasting, loving and happy marriage with a woman he would call his bride for over a half century.

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We are a craft beer, wine & spirits podcast (but mostly craft beer) located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that focuses on our amazing local craft breweries and distilleries in our state as well as the craft beer/distillery industry as a whole. We drink. We talk. And we hope you enjoy. Cheers!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-abv-podcast--5595170/support.