WHAT WOULD YOU SWALLOW? A Post author was surprised at the growing credulity of Americans in the 1920s. They prided themselves on their skepticism, but their political opinions were often shaped by fantastic claims, wild theories, or fl imsy evidence. The country needed more discriminating consumers of ideas.

The article focuses on the increasing credulity of Americans in the 1920s regarding fantastic claims and wild theories, contrasting the caution exercised in matters of physical consumption with the lack of discernment in accepting ideas.