ISBN: 9780465046751

Science has never been more crucial to deciding the political issues facing the country. Yet science and scientists have less influence with the federal government than at any time since … Mehr…

Science has never been more crucial to deciding the political issues facing the country. Yet science and scientists have less influence with the federal government than at any time since the Eisenhower administration. In the White House and Congress today, findings are reported in a politicized manner; spun or distorted to fit the speaker's agenda; or, when they're too inconvenient, ignored entirely. On a broad array of issues-stem cell research, climate change, missile defense, abstinence education, product safety, environmental regulation, and many others-the Bush administration's positions fly in the face of overwhelming scientific consensus. Federal science agencies, once fiercely independent under both Republican and Democratic presidents, are increasingly staffed by political appointees and fringe theorists who know industry lobbyists and evangelical activists far better than they know the science. This is not unique to the Bush administration, but it is largely a Republican phenomenon, born of a conservative dislike of environmental, health, and safety regulation, and at the extremes, of evolution and legalized abortion. In "The Republican War on Science," Chris Mooney ties together the disparate strands of the attack on science into a compelling and frightening account of our government's increasing unwillingness to distinguish between legitimate research and ideologically driven pseudoscience. Media >, [PU: Basic Books]<

2005, ISBN: 9780465046751

NY & London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1903. Book. Good. Hardcover. Illustrated Edition. Cover has light wear; light foxing. Volume IV of this illustrated history of England "in … Mehr…

NY & London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1903. Book. Good. Hardcover. Illustrated Edition. Cover has light wear; light foxing. Volume IV of this illustrated history of England "in religion, laws, learning, arts, industry, commerce, science, literature and manners, from the earliest times to the present day", with Volume IV covering "From the Accession of James I to the Death of Anne". Top edges gilt.., G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1903, Basic Books, 2005-08-30. Hardcover. Like New. Never used., Basic Books, 2005-08-30<

ISBN: 0465046754

[EAN: 9780465046751], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Basic Books], A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may … Mehr…

[EAN: 9780465046751], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Basic Books], A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.<

ISBN: 0465046754

[EAN: 9780465046751], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Basic Books], Jacket, . Very Good dust jacket.