Apologies for my foul language but Americans are uneducated as fuck! This is why crap sells so well only in America.
Before someone goes off about best schools, best companies, best other things, do remember that these "bests" are not available to the masses in America.
The anti-science, anti-schooling, anti-intellectualism is rampant across the nation, resulting in articles such as this!
Celebrities are revered more than Scientists, Business is revered more than environment.