TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gore,Albert
TI  - The assault on reason
SN  - 9781594201226
AV  - E902 
U1  - 973.931 22
PY  - 2007///
CY  - New York
PB  - Penguin Press
KW  - Bush, George W
KW  - Democracy
KW  - United States
KW  - Reason
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - Fear
KW  - Official secrets
KW  - Political culture
KW  - Religious fundamentalism
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 2001-2009
KW  - Class of Fall 2017
KW  - Class of Fall 2006
KW  - Guest speaker
N1  - 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; 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; Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - 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 administration less interested than any previous administration in sharing the truth with the citizenry. Of even greater concern is this administration's disinterest in the process by which the truth is ascertained--an open inquiry in which unexpected and even inconvenient facts can lead to unexpected conclusions. Never has there been a worse time for us to lose the capacity to face the reality of our long-term challenges. Gore aims to make us more aware of the forces at work on our own minds, and to lead us to an understanding of what we can do to safeguard our future.--From publisher description; 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 administration less interested than any previous administration in sharing the truth with the citizenry. Of even greater concern is this administration's disinterest in the process by which the truth is ascertained--an open inquiry in which unexpected and even inconvenient facts can lead to unexpected conclusions. Never has there been a worse time for us to lose the capacity to face the reality of our long-term challenges. Gore aims to make us more aware of the forces at work on our own minds, and to lead us to an understanding of what we can do to safeguard our future.--From publisher description
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UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0743/2007003261-d.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1204/2007003261-s.html
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