The Relevance of Reason: The Hard Facts and Real Data About the State of Current America - Business and Politics (Chance of a Lifetime Series)
Mack Borgen brilliantly attacks a problem eating away at our country, offering a creative solution to dysfunction caused by political and social polarization. By showing us who we are as a nation and building on the history of Modern America, he describes a better future for all of us. He does so with great insight, clarity, and humor. --Scott Somers, Managing Partner, Windale Group, Los Angeles, CaliforniaIn his compelling new book, The Relevance of Reason, Mack Borgen creates a panoramic vision and groundwork, through a detailed exploration of significant data and facts, and historical references, to engage readers to acquire the capacity and ability for -- and to learn the necessity of -- truth-finding relative to America as it exists today. The book reflects scholarly and thoughtful analysis about the importance of discerning and looking at the real truth about America in the present, so that those Americans who wish to engage in a positive and valuable conversation about the country -- and those who want to find tangible and practical solutions to the problems confronting the nation -- can do so unfettered by the distractions of polarization, preconceived ideas, simplistic assumptions, and false information. This book, which is stimulating, refreshing and original, will enlighten general readers, academics, and students of contemporary America, all of whom are too frequently the targets of manipulated information wars. It should also resonate well with government decision-makers who need to find practical tools to ferret out true facts and relevant data in order to properly analyze policy options and to propose practical and real solutions to public problems. --Wayne S. Bell, Real Estate Commission, California Department of Real Estate, Sacramento, CaliforniaIf timing is everything in life, the timing of this book is ideal in offering a unique resource for anyone trying to understand the current chaos in our government and society. This book and those to follow will be a monument to interpretative social science that best of all are written for those of us not in the chattering class. Borgen combines exhaustive research, the ability to look beyond conventional wisdom, and extensive real-life experience with a brilliant analytical intellect. He does not make complex things simple, but he makes them clear so that all of us who care about the future of our children, grandchildren, and country can see for ourselves what must be undertaken to revive our national spirit and relevance. This truly astonishing undertaking is a classic -- get on board now for a fascinating ride. --Testimonial No. 3 Brigadier General Dulaney O Roark (Ret), Louisville, KentuckyIn his compelling new book, The Relevance of Reason, Mack Borgen creates a panoramic vision and groundwork, through a detailed exploration of significant data and facts, and historical references, to engage readers to acquire the capacity and ability for -- and to learn the necessity of -- truth-finding relative to America as it exists today. The book reflects scholarly and thoughtful analysis about the importance of discerning and looking at the real truth about America in the present, so that those Americans who wish to engage in a positive and valuable conversation about the country -- and those who want to find tangible and practical solutions to the problems confronting the nation -- can do so unfettered by the distractions of polarization, preconceived ideas, simplistic assumptions, and false information. This book, which is stimulating, refreshing and original, will enlighten general readers, academics, and students of contemporary America, all of whom are too frequently the targets of manipulated information wars. It should also resonate well with government decision-makers who need to find practical tools to ferret out true facts and relevant data in order to properly analyze policy options and to propose practical and real solutions to public problems. --Wayne S. Bell, Real Estate Commission, California Department of Real Estate, Sacramento, CaliforniaIf timing is everything in life, the timing of this book is ideal in offering a unique resource for anyone trying to understand the current chaos in our government and society. This book and those to follow will be a monument to interpretative social science that best of all are written for those of us not in the chattering class. Borgen combines exhaustive research, the ability to look beyond conventional wisdom, and extensive real-life experience with a brilliant analytical intellect. He does not make complex things simple, but he makes them clear so that all of us who care about the future of our children, grandchildren, and country can see for ourselves what must be undertaken to revive our national spirit and relevance. This truly astonishing undertaking is a classic -- get on board now for a fascinating ride. --Testimonial No. 3 Brigadier General Dulaney O Roark (Ret), Louisville, Kentucky