Richard Percival

Colorado (this week)

Consultant

Peter, let me recommend "How Mumbo-jumbo Conquered the World:
A Short History of Modern Delusions" by
Francis Wheen. I am equally horrified by how few people still get a broad education, and can make well-informed judgments for themselves. One result - guests invited to comment on current affairs selected for their fame rather than their competence, and talking heads who celebrate ignorance. Fertile ground for knee-jerk reactions and ill-informed legislation, leading to extremism and finally autocracy. Not a pretty prospect.