The Assault on Reason
 

The Assault on Reason

by Al Gore

A visionary analysis of how the politics of fear, secrecy, cronyism, and blind faith has combined with the degration of the public sphere to create an environment dangerously hostile to reason

At the time George W. Bush ordered American forces to invade Iraq, 70 percent of Americans believed Saddam Hussein was linked to 9/11. Voters in Ohio, when asked by pollsters to list what stuck... (read more)

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Frannie
  • Rated 5 stars

Al Gore explains the importance of the founding principles and values of our democracy and calls for the development of an informed citizenry that will be able to stand up and demand the rights guaranteed in our Constitution.

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Aimeesue
  • Rated 2 stars

I REALLY wanted to like this boo, truly, I did. I'm no fan of George Bush, and I AM a fan of logic and reason. Gore presents quite a few interesting topics, and I would have loved to have been able to read all about them, but I was forced to stop because Gore's writing style simply sucks all the energy out of his topics. I flet like I was sitting in a dusty old lecture room. listening to the octogenarian professor Crabbypants drone on and on and on.

The bigger issue, however, is...

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