Our leaders are only human — but does that give them license to mess up?

Whether you’re talking about politicians, film and TV celebrities, or prominent sports figures, our culture thrives on putting individuals up on high pedestals so that we might “look up” to them, perhaps see them as role models, even point to them and encourage our kids to say, “Gee, Dad, I wanna be just like Joe when I grow up!” (Not sure, but I think that expression “just like Joe” was connected to New York Yankees great of the ’30s and ’40s, Joe DiMaggio.)

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‘Dumbest Generation’ book title may have something

I tried to find something at BookTV.org linking to the video of an interview they did with a writer named Mark Bauerlein, about his recent book, “The Dumbest Generation.” Unfortunately, I couldn’t find any video to point you toward.

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