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The Assault On Reason: How The Politics Of Blind Faith Subvert Wise Decision Making - Community Reviews back

by Al Gore
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Manny Rayner's book reviews
Manny Rayner's book reviews rated it 13 years ago
PointAl Gore Tells You What's Wrong With The US, And How To Fix ItMost Americans agree that their country's on the wrong track, but what exactly is the problem? It's easy to blame it all on Dubya - no one except a few true believers would say he's blameless. But surely there's more to it than that? ...
simmo
simmo rated it 16 years ago
It would be easy to dismiss this book as the rabid sour grapes of a man that was cheated out of the presidency in 2000, and certainly much of the content is searing criticism of the Bush administration – however the underlying theme is one of dismay against the inaccessibility of participation in th...
willemite
willemite rated it 16 years ago
Al makes some very good, precise points in this work. Yet, I found it less than satisfying overall. I felt that his points were good, but that he often veered away from his central premise. For example, he includes a section on how Bush has bullied the legislative branch into a passive compliance. I...
The Drift Of Things
The Drift Of Things rated it 18 years ago
As a despiser of television, I love what he has to say on that topic. I also like the way he invokes great leaders of the past as comparisons for the sorry state of modern American political discourse, or lack thereof.
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