Ahh.. I'm rested and revitalised after a week off in Phuket.
Of the many things I managed to do while on holidays was read "How Mumbo Jumbo conquered the world" by Francis Wheen.
An entertaining, impassioned polemic on the retreat of reason in the late 20th century.
Written with great insight particularly the nice opening broadside on the rise of postmodernism and how deconstructionism has infected many institutions of learning. It parallels nicely with the rise of Outcomes Based Education in Western Australia and I cannot wonder if we will fare any better in the war against the creatures who adore such gobbledegook.


An excellent review of the book can be found at he link below:
http://www.spiked-online.com/Articles/0000000CA53C.htm