CRITICAL TIMES NEED CRITICAL MINDS

摘要

In December 2005, a Newsweek cover depicted George W. Bush floating above the clouds in a bubble. The image perfectly captured what so many have come to suspect: the US leader has been living in his own world, isolated from reality and fundamentally beyond the reach of those seeking to present contrary facts or arguments. This much has been true of Bush's treatment of science, typified by his administration's refusal to heed what its own scientists are saying about climate change. But the consequences of a reality-challenged president extend much further than science, from Medicare policy to the litany of untruths used to peddle the war with Iraq.