BEYOND REASON
Beyond Reason' presents one of the most comprehensive and rigorously researched refutations of the major Right-wing misconceptions, delusions, and outright lies that have come to dominate the discourse and policies of conservative politics. Conservatives inhabit an alternative reality in which Obamacare establishes “death panels,” waves of criminals are finding their way over the Mexican border, tax cuts for the rich benefit the middle class, Liberals are waging a war on Christianity, voter fraud is eroding our democracy, and climate change isn’t happening. In 'Beyond Reason,' author J.P. Bernbach meticulously dismantles each of these arguments and more. Bernbach does more than simply correct the record on dozens of dangerous falsehoods, he demonstrates that the current brand of American Conservatism is completely detached from, and indeed hostile to, reality itself – an ideology beyond reason. Written in a tough but reasonable tone, lightened throughout by flashes of wit, 'Beyond Reason' is essential reading for anyone who is fed up with all the right-wing spin, hype, hysteria, and plain nonsense that prevents reasonable debate about the actual challenges facing America today.
"Just read it and then share with everyone you know. This is not just for this election. This sums up and refutes conservative lies. I was schooled on the foreign aid issue. That alone is worth the price of the book."
"This book demystifies and discloses the truth around dozens of issues obfuscated for partisan purposes that have been to our nation's detriment. Never more timely!"
"Excellent explanation of the conundrum of voters continuing to vote against their best interests..."
"Bernbach's writing is accessible and he lays out cogent arguments, challenging what's been accepted as "truth" in mainstream media. Great book."
"I confess, I am not even halfway through yet, but it is outstanding."
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Publication date: January 9, 2016
Publisher: Astor + Blue
ISBN : 978-1681200
318 pages
photo by T.M. Rives
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Putting Our Money Where Our Fear Is
Using anti-terrorism spending as a benchmark, if we allocated resources to preventing threats in direct proportion to their actual likelihood of occurring, every ten years we’d spend $14.5 quadrillion on preventing car accidents. That’s about 750 times the annual Gross Domestic Product of the United States. We’d spend $3.5 quadrillion (about 185 times GDP) on preventing cancer; $122 trillion (about 6.5 times GDP) on preventing bathtub drownings; and $4 trillion (20 percent of GDP) on preventing venomous bee, wasp, and hornet stings.
In other words, if we reacted to every potential danger in proportion to the actual level of threat it poses, using our fear of terrorism as the standard, our society would come to a fearful halt. We would all live in mortal dread of lightning strikes and snakebites. No one would ever get on a plane, or get in the car, or leave the house, or even take a bath.
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