Just How Stupid Are We? Facing the Truth About the American Voter

Hailed as one of the most compelling political books of the year, Just How Stupid Are We? is historian Rick Shenkman's powerful indictment of the apathy and ignorance of American voters. Whether you liked the results of our elections or not, you'll never think the same way about them after reading this book. Just How Stupid Are We? is more than a jeremiad. It also provides concrete proposals for reforming our institutions-the government, the media, civic organizations, and political parties-to make them work better for the American people. But first, Shenkman argues, we must reform ourselves. Book jacket.

Rick Shenkman is associate professor of history at George Mason University.