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5-19-08

Rick Shenkman: Just how stupid are we? [video 8min]

In this video, historian Rick Shenkman discusses the subject of his new book, Just How Stupid Are We? Facing the Truth about the American Voter (Basic Books, June 2008). Shenkman is an associate professor of history at George Mason University and the editor of this website, the History News Network. He blogs at howstupidblog.com