The Assault on Reason: Our Information Ecosystem, from the Age of Print to the Era of Trump

Al Gore's The Assault on Reason critiques the Bush administration's policies and the decline of reasoned discourse in American politics. Gore argues that a shift from print to television, and now the internet, has fundamentally altered the information ecosystem, impacting public debate and decision-making. He explores how fear, manipulation, and deception have eroded trust in institutions and weakened American democracy. The book also examines specific policy failures, including the Iraq War and the response to Hurricane Katrina, as examples of reason's decline. Finally, Gore offers suggestions for restoring reasoned debate and citizen engagement, particularly through the internet.You can listen and download our episodes for free on more than 10 different platforms:https://linktr.ee/book_shelterProduced by Podcai Studio:https://www.podcaistudio.com/