The Burden of Bad Ideas: How Modern Intellectuals Misshape Our SocietyOne of the best of our urban journalists considers the upside-down world of public policy and the entrenchment of foolish ideas in closely reported stories from the streets of New York to the seats of intellectual power. Insightful and articulate...entertaining and provocative. --Richard Lamm, Wall Street Journal. Spirited, stimulating, eloquent essays...vivid and devastating....The Burden of Bad Ideas is social, cultural, and political criticism of the first order. --Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post |
Contents
The Billions of Dollars That Made Things Worse | 3 |
Behind the Hundred Neediest Cases | 25 |
Public Health Quackery | 43 |
Copyright | |
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The Burden of Bad Ideas: How Modern Intellectuals Misshape Our Society Heather Mac Donald No preview available - 2001 |
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Race and Morality: How Good Intentions Undermine Social Justice and ... Melvyn L. Fein Limited preview - 2001 |