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The assault on reason takes an unprecedented look at how faith in the nobel peace prize winner, bestselling author, activist, and political icon, al gore has become one of the most respected and influential public intellectuals in america today. Gores assault on reason an assault on bush abc news. In an attempt to prepare for a book club discussion, im collecting notes about the book here. May 22, 2007 as the assault on reason shows us, we have precious little time to waste. Al gore was inaugurated as the 45th vice president of the united states on january 20, 1993, and served for eight years. Al gores most popular book is the assault on reason. The first question many people ask when hearing of a new book from al gore is, is it about the environment. This is not a new situation, and history has several examples of a country in fear. Thus, he need not engage his opponents arguments, for by definition. Our information ecosystem, from the age of print to the age of trump, 2017 edition. Voters in ohio, when asked by pollsters to list what stuck in their minds about the 2004 presidential campaign, most frequently named two bush television ads that played to fears of terrorism. The assault on reason and millions of other books are available for instant access. The assault on reason by al gore the penguin press new york, 2007 it is simply no longer possible to ignore the strangeness of our public discourse. Chapter one lays the foundation for the book and tells of the dangers involved with using fear as a tool for reelection.
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