TY - BOOK ID - 4832295 TI - The assault on reason PY - 2007 SN - 9781594201226 1594201226 PB - New York Penguin Press DB - UniCat KW - Politiek KW - Buitenlandse politiek KW - Verenigde Staten KW - Democratie KW - Media KW - Maatschappij KW - Film KW - Political culture KW - Democracy KW - Reason KW - Fear KW - Official secrets KW - Religious fundamentalism KW - Culture politique KW - Démocratie KW - Peur KW - Secrets d'Etat KW - Intégrisme KW - Social aspects KW - Political aspects KW - Aspect politique KW - Bush, George W. KW - Friends and associates. KW - United States KW - Etats-Unis KW - Politics and government KW - Politique et gouvernement KW - Fundamentalism, Religious KW - Fundamentalist movements, Religious KW - Religion KW - Mind KW - Intellect KW - Rationalism KW - Fright KW - Emotions KW - Anxiety KW - Horror KW - Bush, George, KW - Bush, Geo, KW - Bush, Dzhordzh Uoker, KW - Bush, Dzh. U. KW - Bush, Dzh. KW - Bush, KW - Bushi, Qiaozhi W., KW - Bush, Zhorzh, KW - Arbusto, Jorge W., KW - Bush, Xhorxh W., UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:4832295 AB - 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. ER -