The Assault on Reason

图书标准信息

• 作者 Jr. Gore 著
• 出版社 Penguin Books
• ISBN 9780143113621
• 定价 127.20元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 308页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

TheAmericanpoliticalscenehasshiftedgreatlysince2000inwaysthatmostRepublicanslikeandmostDemocratsdonot.AlthoughAlGore'stitlesuggestsabroadertopic,TheAssaultonReasonfocusesontheBushmethodsofrunningthegovernmentandtheRepublicanParty.Asyoumightimagine,AlGoredoesn'tlikeanythingaboutwhathashappened.Ifyouweretoboilthisbookdownintoonesingleidea,itwouldbethis:Absolutepowercorruptsabsolutelyandisadangertousall.GoretakesthepointofviewthattheBushadministrationhasbeenandismostlyaboutgainingandholdingpowerinordertorewardRepublicansandthosewhopayforRepublicanstobeelected.Asexamples,Gorecitesthefollowingevidence:1.TheadministrationalwaysknewthatthereneverwasanyconnectionbetweenterroristattacksandIraq(noranythreatofweaponsofmassdestructionbeingproducedinIraq),butmadeinvadingIraqahighpriorityforpursuingitsoil-focusedstrategyofcontrollingtheMiddleEastwheremajoroilcompaniesandcontributingcontractorshavebeenrewarded.

【作者简介】

AlGorewaselectedtotheUSHouseofRepresentativesin1976andtheUSSenatein1984and1990.Hewasinauguratedasthe45thvicepresidentoftheUnitedStateson20January1993andservedeightyears.HeischairmanofGenerationInvestmentManagement,aLondon-basedfirmthatisfocusedonanewapproachtoSustainableInvesting.HealsoservesaschairmanofCurrent,anindependentlyownedcableandsatellitetelevisionnetworkforyoungpeoplebasedonviewer-createdcontentandcitizenjournalism.HeisamemberoftheBoardofDirectorsofAppleComputer,Inc.,asenioradvisortoGoogle,Inc.,andavisitingprofessoratMiddleTennesseeStateUniversityinMurfreesboro,Tennessee.Heistheauthorofthe1992bestsellerEarthintheBalance:EcologyandtheHumanSpiritandAnInconvenientTruth(2006),thecompanionbooktotheaward-winningdocumentaryfilm.--Thistextreferstoanoutofprintorunavailableeditionofthistitle.