Democracy is the art of running the circus from the monkey’s cage. – HL Mencken
AMUSING OURSELVES TO death is a prophetic look at what happens when politics and journalism become subject to the demands of entertainment. Originally published in 1985, Neil Postman’s groundbreaking polemic about the corrosive effects of television on our politics and public discourse has been hailed as a 21st century book published in the 20th century. No other book could have better predicted the rise of Donald Trump. Then again, Donald Trump does not read books. Neither does he prepare for presidential election debates.
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