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The Republican War on Science (Revised and Updated)
The Republican War on Science - Revised and Updated Author:Chris Mooney Science has never been more crucial to deciding the political issues facing our country, yet it has never gotten less respect. Findings are reported in a politicized manner; spun or distorted to fit partisan objectives; or, when they're too inconvenient, ignored entirely. — On a broad array of issues - stem cell research, climate change, evolutio... more »n, sex education, environmental regulation, and many others - the conservative agenda flies in the face of overwhelming scientific consensus because its proponents are beholden to big business and religious fundamentalism.
In his "New York Times" best-seller "The Republican War on Science," Chris Mooney brings this whole story together for the first time, weaving the disparate strands of the attack on science into a compelling and frightening account of the conservative movement's increasing unwillingness to distinguish between legitimate research and ideologically driven pseudoscience.« less