Brainwashed: How Universities Indoctrinate America's Youth

Ben Shapiro couldn't have hit the nail more on the head. Currently a USC undergraduate, I had the unfortunate experience of taking a class called "Media and Society." The class was required to read a book entitled "The Five Biggest Lies Bush told us about Iraq" and listen to speakers like Arianna Huffington and the filmmakers of the left wing anti war/Bush administration documentary "Uncovered". I left this class so utterly... Read Full Review

To all the reactionaries who gave critical reviews to "Brainwashed": 1) Shut Up! 2) Your review earns an "F." 3) You need to be re-educated, and explicitly show that you respect Shapiro's value system and his plea for diversity. Just kidding! :-) But how does it feel? :-).I have just one quick point. In "Brainwashed," Shapiro notes that professors consider the New York Times, LA Times, etc. "mainstream" rather than liberal... Read Full Review

As one other reviewer has observed this book has struck a few nerves here.One reviewer states that other philiosphies have been marginalized. That is the exact point of the book. ALL other philosphies are locked out except the leftist/socialist/statist philosophy.As another reviewer observed todays universities are more like the old "Soviet Union re-education camps" than places of learning or "testing pre-conceived beliefs."The... Read Full Review

Interesting book. I finished it last night and this is an enjoyable read. Shapiro is funny and his points are well made. I myself have spent a few years going after a graduate degree and having had my first 4 years of college in Japan I was suprised with American universities.There is a review below from a someone from Buena Vista University who makes a good case against the observations in this book. I agree with M. Steel... Read Full Review

I find it funny that the author of this book calls the leftwingers on college campuses liberals. Many of them would be deeply insulted to be called that. In fact, anybody right of Lenin or Mao would be considered a fanatic by many in this setting and I'm afraid I am just mildly exaggerating here by stating that. Nevertheless, this book is important because it exposes a very real phenomenon and problem on our college campuses... Read Full Review