Further to this post, Simon points to this fairly lengthy but fascinating excerpt from big Al’s new book.
Faith in the power of reason—the belief that free citizens can govern themselves wisely and fairly by resorting to logical debate on the basis of the best evidence available, instead of raw power—remains the central premise of American […]
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30May07al gore: rationalist politician?
23May07Whether you’re left or right in a conventional sense, it’s worth paying attention to what Al Gore has been saying lately about the state of American - and by extension, Australian - politics. His new book, The Assault On Reason, is no doubt partisan in many ways, but it also focuses on some extremely […]
This is an interesting little survey about books that readers in the UK found they couldn’t finish reading. The fiction list is as follows:
1.Vernon God Little, DBC Pierre
2. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, JK Rowling
3. Ulysses, James Joyce
4. Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, Louis De Bernieres
5. Cloud Atlas, David Mitchell
6. The Satanic Verses, Salman […]
