The Republican War on Science
Basic Books, 2005 342 pp., hardcover, $24.95 ISBN 0465046754 | ISBN: 0-465-04675-4
Most scientists in the US believe that politicians in the neoconservative movement are actively ignoring the advice of the scientific community and distorting scientific results to suit a political agenda that serves the religious right and corporate interests. The term 'evil' is often thrown around to describe the current Bush administration and the cronyism within his party. But, to date, these opinions have been based on scattered reports that detail individual instances of poor behavior on the part of conservatives. In The Republican War on Science, journalist Chris Mooney painstakingly documents the roots of the efforts to undercut the influence of science on national policy and the relentless politicization of US science policy by conservatives working on behalf of the Republican Party. This book should serve as a harsh wake-up call to the scientific community and the American public at large that the heady days of science in the ivory tower must end if we are to effectively fight this lunacy.
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