A scientific critique Second Hour. America the Fearful. Yet American society is riddled with fear. But the facts don t support the culture of fear. Crime is down.
Drug use is down.
Or is our fear of flying, being given the wrong medication, or our fear for our children's safety a displacement of anxiety about losing our jobs, or having little control over real societal changes. Alfred Hitchcock, a man who knew the mechanics of fear once said, there is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation. A conversation with author Barry Glassner about America the fearful, today on The Connection. Order a tape of this show.