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_aGore, Albert, _d1948- |
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_aThe assault on reason / _cAl Gore. |
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_aNew York : _bPenguin Press, _c2007. |
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_a308 p. ; _c25 cm. |
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| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [277]-296) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | _aThe 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. | |
| 520 | _a 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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_aBush, George W. _q(George Walker), _d1946- |
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_aBush, George W. _q(George Walker), _d1946- _xFriends and associates. |
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_aDemocracy _zUnited States. |
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_aFear _xPolitical aspects _zUnited States. |
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_aOfficial secrets _zUnited States. |
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_aPolitical culture _zUnited States. |
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_aReason _xPolitical aspects _zUnited States. |
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_aReason _xSocial aspects _zUnited States. |
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_aReligious fundamentalism _xPolitical aspects _zUnited States. |
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_aUnited States _xPolitics and government _y2001-2009. |
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