Prejudices First Series

H. L. Mencken an American writer and cultural critic put together a book of essays called Prejudices: First Series. The book is split into two parts. The first part talks about politics literature religion and social problems. The second part criticizes politicians writers and public intellectuals who were important at the time. Menckens sharp wit biting snark and cynicism about American society and culture are all shown in this book. He criticizes politicians for being self-centered and lying religious fanatics for being closed-minded and literary pretenses and trends of the time. Menckens writings are very opinionated and not all of his ideas are politically correct. This made the book controversial at the time it came out. But the book is considered a classic of American writing and a good way to learn about the social cultural and political problems of the early 20th century.