EXCEPTIONALLY UPSETTING: How Americans are increasingly confusing knowledge with opinion & what can be done about it : Open Agenda Publishing Inc. : 9781771701303 : 1771701307 : 24 Feb 2021 : How did America reach its present state of striking dysfunctionality, and what can be done about it? Howard Burton offers his unique perspective on the raging culture war in the United States, vividly describing how Americans are increasingly falling prey to a culture of opinionated ignorance, while suggesting that a solution is nonetheless possible: simply harnessing the abundant genuine expertise that is quietly contained within its shores. "... a treatise of exceptional conscientiousness, with each argument carefully formulated and then a series of defenses offered against potential criticisms." - David Hollinger, Preston Hotchkis Professor Emeritus, UC Berkeley "Thrilling, unsettling, but ultimately hopeful and redemptive. Both an urgent and vital call to arms and a practical manual for