America: A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction

One of the positions on my long list of dream jobs is pun writer for The Daily Show. You know, one of those people who designs the punny segment titles that mock whatever the headline news story is that day? Those little graphics at which pretentious try-hards like me laugh?

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart is certainly one of my favorite shows on television. It is consistently funny with timely social commentary that is spot-on. If pun writer doesn't work out, I suppose I could settle for correspondent, but I think you have to be funny and a minority to get that job. I think Stewart himself has dibs on the Jewish position. 

This ten-time Emmy winner invigorated my interest in politics and keeps me informed on the failures of today's politicians. I would credit The Daily Show as about 47% responsible for my 5 on the AP Government test. 

In order to prep for the upcoming election and to brag once again that I GET TO VOTE, I read America: A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction this week. Set up like a textbook, America travels through U.S. history and sheds light on the tenets of American society. 

In "The Judicial Branch: It Rules," I learned how to desegregate a school and how to operate a gavel responsibly and safely. "The Media: Democracy's Valiant Vulgarian" taught me how to identify political bias in today's liberal, bleeding-heart Jew, and gay-run media. 

I would definitely recommend this book for anyone who loves America and loves a laugh. 

50/50 stars.