Educators, politicians, and talking heads often wail when the latest study of math and science scores for schoolchildren. America’s 17th in math! 34th in science! 89th in cheating on math and science tests! Why does the United States spend so much on defense and so little on education? The video games and the hula hoops the kids are into - ruining America!

(This is not a gratuitous cheerleader shot)

Why can’t America address the underlying problems facing its youth? Namely, how the hell is Team Baby Entertainment still in business? Who is buying these shiny discs of evil? And can we get their mailing list to arrange a sterilization program? You know… reasonable measures. BUGS AND CRANKS investigates.

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