Writes Tracy Schumer: Hi Lew, I’ve been in some interesting email exchanges lately with my European friends regarding the great American gun debate. I’ve included an excerpt from an email I wrote recently where I attempt to explain where most Americans get their opinions from: I think people do much more damage with their cars in the US than with guns but that’s just me. As for the nature of the American mindset, there’s a landmark book by the MIT linguist Noam Chomsky, “Manufacturing Consent” he’s devoted much of his life’s research to disassembling the mechanics of media persuasion (the … Continue reading It’s Pow Pow Pow 24-7