The Assault on Reason
[Santa Ana, Calif.] : Books on Tape, 2007.
Format: Eaudiobook
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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 in their minds about the campaign, most frequently named two Bush television ads that played to fears of terrorism. We live in an age when the thirty-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. Related to this and of even greater concern is this administration's disinterest in the process by which the truth is ascertained, the tenets of fact-based reasoning-first among them an embrace of open inquiry in which unexpected and even inconvenient facts can lead to unexpected conclusions.
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.
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.
ISBN:
9781415944134 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.