&quot;The Century of Self&quot; is probably his seminal work. Remember that Adam Curtis is .. well.. Adam Curtis. His story is going to have a spin (as anyone&#x27;s will - but it&#x27;s important to be cognizant of that; when one reads Zinn&#x27;s Peoples History of the US, I tell them to read &quot;The Origin of Politics&quot; just to get another take from an equally well-educated, articulate writer). I try <i>really hard</i> to get both sides of the story from internally consistent sources.<p>It&#x27;s easy for me to immediately dismiss most modern neo-con sources, since their (amazingly effective) strategy is mostly based on emotional scaremongering with internally inconsistent arguments. I&#x27;m not their target demographic and they know it.<p>They&#x27;re not idiots (in fact, re: education - Fox News has a surprisingly large percentage of hosts with degrees from well-revered instituions; which makes it all the more ironic when one points out that nice blonde lady denigrating the &quot;liberal East coast elites&quot; trying to emotionally connect with the midwestern housewife, herself is Harvard educated) but there definitely is another side to the story and it&#x27;s important to at least hear their argument before you dismiss it.