by Al Gore · Bloomsbury Publishing PLC · tapa dura · ISBN 9780747590972
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«The Assault on Reason» is Al Gore's political essay, published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC in hardcover (352 pages, in English).
Al Gore denounces how American politics drifts away from reason and evidence, conditioned by fear, secrecy, and blind faith. He analyzes the media and democratic erosion, and warns of risks in the face of challenges such as national security or the environment. He calls for recovering critical thinking and citizen participation.
Published in May 2007. The cover features the mention of the author of «An Inconvenient Truth».
For readers interested in American politics of the Bush era and in the analysis of democratic decline and the role of the media.
Albert Arnold Gore Jr. is an American politician, businessman, and environmentalist who served as the 45th vice president of the United States from 1993 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented Tennessee in both houses of the U.S. Congress, first as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1977 to 1985, and then as a U.S. senator from 1985 to 1993. Gore was the Democratic nominee in the 2000 presidential election; he lost to George W. Bush despite winning the popular vote.
