Has our great nation gone politically INSANE? In this Vook, creator of CNN's hit segment, "Wingnuts of the Week," John Avlon, combines unique insight and stirring videos to answer this question.

The Daily Beast senior political columnist examines how far-left and far-right political extremists came to dominate the country's political dialogue and shows us the way back to a saner, smarter national conversation.

Campaigning as the antidote to polarized politics, Barack Obama promised to transcend the old divides of left and right, black and white, red states and blue states. But during his first year of office, he presided over an eruption of hate and hyper-partisanship that mocks the pledge upon which millions ushered him into office.

From Revolutionary War-inspired "Tea Party" protests to the healthcare town hall hijackings, principled policy opposition to government spending has taken a sharp right turn into Crazytown. John Avlon shows us the way home.