After my random sampling of Iraqi classrooms, I began to read the foot-of-page-12 news stories of American schoolhouse loopiness with renewed interest. Considered in the objective sense, is it any crazier to teach that Saddam is descended from Saladin than that the US Constitution was modeled on the forms of government developed by the Iroquois?
Steyn on "Expensive Illiterates: Victimhood & Education"
Mark's "excellent essay"(The Dartmouth Review) on the flight from reality to sensitivity, from facts to feelings in the modern classroom is one of ten penetrating analyses on America and its institutions in the 21st century. From Frederick Kagan on the art of war to David B Hart on American religion, from Robert Bork on US courts and international law to Eric Ormsby on the nation's poets, this wide-ranging collection examines the long-term trends in American government, culture and daily life. We're pleased to offer the brand new paperback edition of the book, personally autographed by Mark to you or a friend. Lengthened Shadowsis a must-read guide to the world's hyperpower at the start of a new century.
