Amusing Ourselves to Death

Aloha, Mr. Hand

Kevin Morris and Glenn Altschuler | Posted 06.19.2008 | Media

Read More: Ipod, Neil Postman, Amusing Ourselves to Death, Myspace, The Dumbest Generation, E.D. Hirsch, Tweens, Facebook, Robert Lowell, Teenagers, The Digital Age, Internet, Youtube, American Youth, Mark Bauerlein, Democraticization, Allan Bloom, Harry Potter, Google, Media News
Kevin Morris and Glenn Altschuler

For all his reliance on social science research, in The Dumbest Generation Mark Bauerlein doesn't present any evidence to justify his assertion that this generation is the dumbest in American history.

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Gods Made in Our Image: Politicians As Entertainers

John W. Whitehead | Posted 03.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: 1984, Politics, Presidential Race, Neil Postman, George Orwell, A Face in the Crowd, Aldous Huxley, Amusing Ourselves to Death, Orwell, Huxley, Politics News
John W. Whitehead

Television politics does not attempt to convey who might be best at being president but rather who has the best slogans and can get the best ratings.

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Yes, We Can?

Derek Beres | Posted 02.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Internet, Will.I.Am, Yes We Can, Neil Postman, Yes We Can Song, Amusing Ourselves to Death, Obama Yes We Can Song, Yes We Can Video, Barack Obama Internet, will.i.am Yes We Can, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Politics News
Derek Beres

Whereas television made our leaders those who are viewed with the most aesthetically pleasing qualities, the Internet has turned on younger generations with the clickable power of rhetoric.

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Stop the FCC Now!

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 10.18.2007 | Media

Read More: Kevin Martin, David Horowitz, Neil Postman, Dana Perino, Dick Cheney, Anti-Trust Media, Amusing Ourselves to Death, Media Consolidation, Fcc, Corporate Media, FCC Media Consolidation, Media Reform, The Fairness Doctrine, Public Broadcasting, Media News
Joseph A. Palermo

Unless the Dems aggressively reform the corporate media, the crucial debates on the key issues will continue to be slanted, skewed, and distorted.

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