Roots of Americana - part 1

[hellga]

As I am sick, and spending most of my time in bed, I am reading a book called "Anti-Intellectualism in American Life" by Richard Hofstadter. The author is a historian, rather than a philosopher, and he tries to "connect the dots" between America's past and its current state, exactly the thing I try to do (though of course I have a lot less

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[lefali]

Fascinating. I had never made that connection between religiousness and scorn for education. Does make sense. Looking forward to updates. :)