03591cam a2200469 a 4500620197520091013110841.0070124s2007 nyu b 001 0deng 200700326197815942012261594201226(OCoLC)ocm81252666(OCoLC)81252666(DLC) 2007003261(NNC)6201975DLCDLCBAKERBTCTALF3YBMC#PVP@BURYDXCPIXADLCOrLoB-Bn-us---E902.G67 2007973.93122Gore, Albert,1948-The assault on reason /Al Gore.New York :Penguin Press,2007.308 p. ;25 cm.Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-296) and index.1.The politics of fear -- 2.Blinding the faithful -- 3.The politics of wealth -- 4.Convenient untruths -- 5.The assault on the individual -- 6.National insecurity -- 7.The carbon crisis -- 8.Democracy in the balance -- 9.A well-connected citizenry -- Conclusion : the rebirth of democracy."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. 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." "How did we get here? And how much damage has been done to the functioning of our democracy and its role as steward of our security? Never has there been a worse time for us to lose the capacity to face the reality of our long-term challenges, from national security to the economy, from issues of health and social welfare to the environment. As The Assault on Reason shows us, we have precious little time to waste." "Al Gore's larger goal in this book is to explain how the public sphere itself has evolved into a place hospitable to reason's enemies; 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, individually and collectively, to restore the rule of reason and safeguard our future. Drawing on a life's work in politics as well as on the work of experts across a broad range of disciplines, A1 Gore has written a farsighted and powerful manifesto for clear thinking."--BOOK JACKET.Bush, George W.(George Walker),1946-Bush, George W.(George Walker),1946-Friends and associates.Political cultureUnited States.DemocracyUnited States.ReasonSocial aspectsUnited States.ReasonPolitical aspectsUnited States.FearPolitical aspectsUnited States.Official secretsUnited States.Religious fundamentalismPolitical aspectsUnited States.United StatesPolitics and government2001-2009.Contributor biographical informationhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0743/2007003261-b.htmlPublisher descriptionhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0743/2007003261-d.htmlAUTHTOC20070619csds12MPS20070808arad1MPS20071015ahew2MPSLOCALLocal Database2007-05-31 08:15:182009-10-13 11:08:41NNCOLUMBIA00177cx a22000854 45007900669620197520070619142423.00705312p||||8|||4001aa|||0000000glxE902.G67 2007LOCALLocal Database0BNA/APPRsds122007-05-31 08:15:202007-06-19 14:24:23CATCULNNCE902 .G67 2007glxButler Stacks (Enter at the Butler Circulation Desk)BUTLSTAXCOLUMBIA1102013-03-12 09:44:44Butler Stacks (Enter at the Butler Circulation Desk)00221cx a22000974 45008043304620197520070808120230.00708022p 8 4001aa 0000000lehE902.G67 2007reserves : Fisher/4020G/F07LOCALLocal Database0(SYS: ACQ)rad12007-08-02 10:29:472007-08-08 12:02:30CATCULNNCE902 .G67 2007lehLehmanLEHMANCOLUMBIA1102013-03-12 09:44:44Lehman00177cx a22000854 45008115214620197520071015161821.00709122p||||8|||4001aa|||0000000milE902.G67 2007LOCALLocal Database0COLL.MGRhew22007-09-12 20:04:152007-10-15 16:18:21CATCULNNCE902 .G67 2007milMilstein [Butler]MILSTEINCOLUMBIA1102013-03-12 09:44:44Milstein [Butler]