Today’s guest is Mark Bauerlein, Professor of English at Emory University, where he has taught since earning his PhD in English at UCLA in 1989.  He is the author of several books, including The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future.

He has also worked as a director of Research and Analysis at the National Endowment for the Arts, where he oversaw studies about culture and American life, including the much discussed Reading at Risk: A Survey of Literary Reading in America.  His commentaries and reviews have appeared in many publications including the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and the New York Times.

 We had the good fortune to get a preview copy of his latest book bearing the provocative title The Dumbest Generation Grows up, which will be released on February 1st.  Backed by years of research and anecdotal evidence, The Dumbest Generation Grows Up offers astute observations into the Millennial Generation which came of age during the "Internet Revolution."  According to Professor Bauerlein, while compared to their predecessors, Millennials may have had more access to information, they ultimately lack the skills, knowledge, religion, and a cultural frame of reference, due in part to the failings of the American education system, leaving them purposeless and unfulfilled.  Mark Bauerlein joins us today for a thought-provoking and provocative conversation.

Mark's upcoming book can be found HERE.

His Twitter: @mark_bauerlein