Unreason is now ascendant in the United States-in our schools, in our courts, and in each branch of the federal government.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Harris claims that irrational thinking has become dominant across American institutions like schools, courts, and government.
- In plain terms
- Irrationality rules America now.
- What can you take from it?
- Recognize when logic is absent from public systems.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Where do you see unreason today?
Another view
It oversimplifies complex systemic issues.
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