The Republican War on Science

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 376 pages
• Published by: Basic Books August 28, 2006
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0465046762
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0465046768
• Book Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.3 x 1 inches
• Weighs: 12.8 ounces

Reader Reviews
This review is from: The Republican War on Science (Hardcover) Mooney does a good job at meticulously showing the politicization of science by both sides, but as the title shows, he refuses to make the common journalistic mistake of imposing "false balance" where it is not warranted. Just as you wouldn't say, "people differ on roundness of the Earth", Mooney has the courage and the wherewithall to call a spade a spade - and he doesn't ask you to take his word for it. The facts are here for anyone with eyes to see. The "perfect storm" of anti-regulatory conservatives and fundamentalist Christians have combined to wage a unified war against science with a vengeance that the disorganized "frankenfood" liberals can only dream of. Mooney's objective, scientific approach to making his case only makes his partisan conclusions that much more compelling and impossible to deny. In this war of reason vs. ideology, Mooney plants himself firmly on the side of reason, while always being fair. After reading his book, anyone who values science and critical thinking will do the same. Comment | | (Report this)