Now with a New Preface & Conclusion ' Post-Truth On Donald Trump & the 2016 Election' The United States of America is in the midst of a deepening crisis for their democracy After the strangest election cycle in modern American history it is important that the grave threats to the American way of life that were glaringly revealed in this campaign are addressed In The Assault on Reason Nobel Peace Prize winner & former Vice President Al Gore examines how faith in the power of reason
- the idea that citizens can govern themselves through rational debate
- is in peril Democracy depends on a well-informed citizenry & a two-way conversation about ideas but the public sphere has been degraded by fake news & the politics of fear partisanship & blind faith Now updated to investigate the rise of Trump & post-truth politics The Assault on Reason is a farsighted & powerful manifesto for clear thinking crucial if the vitality of democracy is to be rebuilt & good decisions made once more