A visionary analysis of how fear, secrecy, cronyism, blind faith, and the degradation of the public sphere have created an environment dangerously hostile to reason. The Nobel laureate and author of Earth in the Balance discusses theBush-led radical Right's disdain for the principles of reasoned decision-making. Named one of 2007's top eight nonfiction audios by AudioFile. "As scathing as it is meticulous... [Patton] reads with an intensity that makes this already engaging prose compelling."—Publishers Weekly