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Any review is more than this book deserves - so I'll just give an example of Stossel's breathtaking stupidity.

Here's one of the myths he claims to debunk:

Myth: Polygamy harms Women
Fact: The women aren't...more...]]> 6103186 363360 328906 0786893931 9780786893935 83 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173797503m/328906.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173797503s/328906.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/328906.Myths_Lies_and_Downright_Stupidity_Get_Out_the_Shovel_Why_Everything_You_Know_Is_Wrong 3.75 414 2006 4 2 false Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Wed Sep 12 11:22:13 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 10:15:33 -0800 2009 more...]]> 10204014 672073 328906 0786893931 9780786893935 83 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173797503m/328906.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173797503s/328906.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/328906.Myths_Lies_and_Downright_Stupidity_Get_Out_the_Shovel_Why_Everything_You_Know_Is_Wrong 3.75 414 2006 2 1 false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Dec 09 22:36:17 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 09 23:24:58 -0800 2007 more...]]> 36199317 953760 328906 0786893931 9780786893935 83 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173797503m/328906.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173797503s/328906.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/328906.Myths_Lies_and_Downright_Stupidity_Get_Out_the_Shovel_Why_Everything_You_Know_Is_Wrong 3.75 414 2006 3 1 false Mon Oct 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 25 16:58:07 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 25 17:08:16 -0700 2008
I flipped through the book and did not intend to read it. Instead it turned out to be i...more...]]> 43599476 1856367 328906 0786893931 9780786893935 83 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173797503m/328906.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173797503s/328906.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/328906.Myths_Lies_and_Downright_Stupidity_Get_Out_the_Shovel_Why_Everything_You_Know_Is_Wrong 3.75 414 2006 1 0 false Mon Jan 19 12:13:35 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 12:40:42 -0800 2009 I'm not going to argue about whether he has his facts straight or not (mostly because in several cases he doesn't), but I am going to point out that it wouldn't matter anyway thanks to the rock-hard shell of arrogance clotted around this book.
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