Susan jacobys book the age of american unreason may anger many readers who identify most closely with the complaints jacoby observes but whether the reader agrees with her analysis of the dumbing down of the american mind instilled by the current reliance on twittering computer blogs talk show hosts the shocking statistics about the quality of education let alone the fact the few americans even read books of any kind or the demise of real journalism in this country the writer takes a stance that should serve as a wakeup call