The Culture of Fear: Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things
 

The Culture of Fear: Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things

by Barry Glassner

Americans are afraid of many things that shouldn't frighten them, writes Barry Glassner in this book devoted to exploding conventional wisdom. Thanks to opportunistic politicians, single-minded advocacy groups, and unscrupulous TV "newsmagazines," people must unlearn their many misperceptions about the world around them. The youth homicide rate, for instance, has dropped by as much as 30... (read more)

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Free (Not Furry)
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Terrific media analysis and juxtaposition of politics and culture (and this was even before 9/11!).

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Amy S
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Obvious the author doesn't like the 2nd Amendment. The statistics may be correct, but I didn't agree with the conclusions he draws about society.

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