Abstract
The author is a young journalist who has written for publications like Mother Jones and Slate and now is the Washington correspondent for Seed magazine. This book is in four parts: the first being his view of how the Republican Party has been taken over by "industry" and the "Religious Right" interests in the last 30-40 years. In the second part, he focuses on four issues that he alleges that "industry" has fought in a way that is tantamount to a war on "science." These are global warming, the Data Quality Act (DQA), dietary issues relating to consumption of sugar and fats and the obesity problem, and the endangered species act (ESA) and related irrigation issues. The third part deals with issues relating to the Religious Right; viz: "creation science," stem-cell research, and programs of sex education for children. The book closes with a blistering attack on President Bush, entitled: "The Anti-Science President: Bush League Science." Then follows seventy pages of detailed notes.