State of confusion
Subtitle: political manipulation and the assault on the American mind
By: Bryant Welch.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 287
ISBN-13: 9780312373061
Subjects: Manipulative behavior -- United States -- History -- 21st century; Political culture -- United States -- History -- 21st century; United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-
Description: Association, Dr. Welch shows how the long-term effects of sophisticated new forms of political manipulation have not only led to our debacle in Iraq but also are currently undercutting America's ability to address its very serious problems." "State of Confusion explains how and why Americans must act now to fight back against this harmful manipulation before it's too late."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The assault on the American mind; title: The mind : reality sense, perplexity, and regression; title: Paranoia; title: Sexual perplexity; title: Envy; title: The gaslighters; title: Fox News : speaking power to truth; title: The religious right : faith based reality; title: The assault on professionalism : first we kill all the lawyers; title: Policy implications; title: The politics of reality.