02253cam a2200313   4500001000500000005001700005008003900022010001700061020001500078020001800093043001200111100002500123245003800148260003800186300002100224504006600245505026300311520089300574600004501467600007001512650003001582650004401612650003701656650003801693650004601731650004301777650006401820651005501884438920181127173315.0070124s2007    nyu      b    001 0deng  a  2007003261  a1594201226  a9781594201226  an-us---1 aGore, Albert,d1948-14aThe assault on reason /cAl Gore.  aNew York :bPenguin Press,c2007.  a308 p. ;c25 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [277]-296) and index.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.  aAn 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.10aBush, George W.q(George Walker),d1946-10aBush, George W.q(George Walker),d1946-xFriends and associates. 0aDemocracyzUnited States. 0aFearxPolitical aspectszUnited States. 0aOfficial secretszUnited States. 0aPolitical culturezUnited States. 0aReasonxPolitical aspectszUnited States. 0aReasonxSocial aspectszUnited States. 0aReligious fundamentalismxPolitical aspectszUnited States. 0aUnited StatesxPolitics and governmenty2001-2009.