Angelo Letizia is assistant professor of graduate education at Newman University.

• Introduction: The Confused State of TruthChapter I: The Fracturing of the Sign Chapter II: Neoliberalism and Accountability Chapter III: Forging New Signs Chapter IV: The Sign, Culture and the Public GoodChapter V: Discourse and the SignChapter VI: Arkansas and Texas PBF 2.0 Policy AnalysisChapter VII: Creating Truth in Arkansas and TexasConclusion: What is to be done? References

A solid read of neoliberalism/neoconservatism and a bold new voice in critical theory, Angelo Letizia’s critical and postmodern fused analyses expose the oft barbaric uses of (T)ruth by so called positivists. His analyses examine the supposed signs of progress—neoliberal style quasi enlightenment—while asserting a stranglehold on educational policy. Tracing the line from signifier to signified, Angelo presents a new vision to establish a democratic society. Ignoring the fluidity of human experience, policy makers doom the future to a never-ending cycle of market adjustment as human beings are traded on the alter of reproduction.