The assault on reason /

The assault on reason /

An analysis of how the politics of fear, secrecy, cronyism, and blind faith has created an environment dangerously hostile to reason. We live in an age when the 30-second television spot is the most powerful force shaping the electorate's thinking, and America is in the hands of an administrati...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gore, Albert, 1948-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Penguin Press, 2007.
Subjects:
Bush, George W. > (George Walker), > 1946-
Bush, George W. > (George Walker), > 1946- > Friends and associates.
Political culture > United States.
Democracy > United States.
Reason > Social aspects > United States.
Reason > Political aspects > United States.
Fear > Political aspects > United States.
Official secrets > United States.
Religious fundamentalism > Political aspects > United States.
United States > Politics and government > 2001-2009.
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Table of Contents:
  • The politics of fear
  • Blinding the faithful
  • The politics of wealth
  • Convenient untruths
  • The assault on the individual
  • National insecurity
  • The carbon crisis
  • Democracy in the balance
  • A well-connected citizenry
  • The rebirth of democracy.

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