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Author: Michael Wolraich Publisher: Da Capo Press, Incorporated ISBN: 0306819198 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 354
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In time for the fall elections, Wolraich pens a witty and penetrating political analysis of the wacky world of rightwing "persecution politics," mixing polemic, history, and strategy.
Author: Michael Wolraich Publisher: Da Capo Press, Incorporated ISBN: 0306819198 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 354
Book Description
In time for the fall elections, Wolraich pens a witty and penetrating political analysis of the wacky world of rightwing "persecution politics," mixing polemic, history, and strategy.
Author: Michael Wolraich Publisher: Da Capo Press ISBN: 0306819376 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 354
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HAS AMERICA LOST ITS MARBLES? Television sensation Glenn Beck warns of White House plots to institute fascism, communism, and other terrifying “isms.” Radio titan Rush Limbaugh charges that a racist Obama regime encourages black schoolchildren to beat up white kids. Evangelical luminary James Dobson frets that Christians will be arrested for thought crimes and people will be allowed to marry donkeys. Protesters in knickers and colonial-style hats march on Washington with signs that order Hitler-like caricatures of President Obama to return to Kenya. As madness reigns, pundits, politicians, and cab drivers debate the source of the hysteria. Some blame ignorance; some blame racism; some blame the economy. After poring over mountains of political screeds and heedlessly subjecting himself to countless hours of Fox News, author Michael Wolraich discovered the secret formula that turns ordinary men and women into fire-breathing, smoke-blowing, right wing maniacs. It’s “persecution politics” . . again. In Blowing Smoke, Wolraich documents, dissects, and deconstructs the myths that underlie the right’s growing reliance on the politics of persecution, from Joe McCarthy to the Tea Party movement. In the process, he delivers an original and compelling hypothesis with penetrating insight and blistering wit. At turns hilarious, disturbing, and edifying, Blowing Smoke is a must-read account of modern American politics.
Author: Michael J. Reznicek Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield ISBN: 1442215143 Category : Law Languages : en Pages : 233
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Blowing Smoke argues that we are losing the drug war because of our devotion to the disease model of substance abuse. That model has become the driving force for our two main strategies in the war: prohibition laws and drug rehab. The book traces the history and science behind each to show how they paradoxically enable drug use.
Author: Rud Istvan Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency ISBN: 1631356291 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 573
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From the Foreword by Prof. Judith Curry of Georgia Tech: “Istvan’s insightful and incisive writing in Blowing Smoke tackles a diverse array of topics related to climate and energy that are highly relevant to the current public debate. His writing is accessible to the public who may not have the inclination, the time, or the ability to dig deep into the literature and emerge with a simple factual 'big picture'… Blowing Smoke is an important contribution to the public understanding of the debate on climate change and energy.”
Author: Michael J. Reznicek Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers ISBN: 144221516X Category : Law Languages : en Pages : 233
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Alcohol, opiates, cocaine and marijuana, among other drugs, have been used and abused for millennia. Prior to the disease model approach to drug addiction, which posits that addiction is a psychological and biological problem and that sufferers are victims, societies had a workable solution: let people consume what they want, and let informal cultural controls reinforce responsible behavior. Legal sanctions were reserved for any use that affected the safety of others. Blowing Smoke proposes an approach to the war on drugs that returns us to the pre-disease-model era. Dr. Reznicek asserts that addiction is not a medical problem to be treated in rehab or by prohibiting substance use. Rather, he debunks the disease model, arguing that it has exacerbated the problem by telling drug abusers that they are not responsible for their behavior, that they are sick, that they are not to blame. He skillfully argues for a new approach to drug use and abuse that requires a shift in the way we fight the war on drugs. Dr. Reznicek provides a new framework for understanding drug abuse: the habit model. Habits are practiced as long as they provide comfort, and are abandoned when they cause pain. The habit model is more consistent with current neuroscientific knowledge and it accounts for the widely observed phenomenon that most substance abusers don’t change until they “hit bottom,” the point where the consequences of drug use finally outweigh its benefits. Using the habit model, Dr. Reznicek suggests the solution to the drug problem is to turn back the clock, and to take lessons from societies that use social controls and consequences to deal with addiction and drug abuse. He recommends the legalization of drugs for adults, the implementation of social practices to dissuade abusers, and the end to the use of rehab as a way of handling addiction. Blowing Smoke shows how such an iconoclastic approach can work for us today.
Author: Barbara Block Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp. ISBN: 1617735620 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 368
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An intricately plotted story with red herrings galore. The corking-good plot will keep you turning the pages until the very end. An outstanding addition to a wonderful series. --Booklist Blowing Smoke Getting involved with the rich and their problems is never a good idea, as far as amateur P.I. Robin Light is concerned. But when the mercury is rising to a steamy level, the bills are unpaid, and the investigation promises real money, the only answer is yes. Robin figures the case to be a no-brainer: the three adult children of an eccentric heiress, Rose Taylor, are convinced their mother is the victim of a scam operated by a psychic named Pat Humphrey, who has just earned a large place in Rose's will. Assuming the woman is a fraud, Robin pays her a visit and is startled to discover that Pat could be the real thing--and that she knows far more about the Taylor family than she admits. . .enough to get her killed. As the air grows thick with the promise of rain, the case takes one shocking turn after another, plunging Robin into the dark secrets and twisted loyalties of a troubled family, where money may not buy happiness, but it can be a powerful motive for murder. Now, Robin's own premonition about the rich is coming true, because a cold-blooded killer is about to turn the dog days of summer into the most dangerous season of Robin's life. "Interlocking mysteries and layered family secrets nudge Block's seventh toward Ross MacDonald territory." --Kirkus Reviews "This female PI ranks right up there with the tough-guy detectives in taking her lumps and dishing them out as well." --Library Journal
Author: Steve Carmichael Publisher: Gatekeeper Press ISBN: 1662928920 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 242
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Blowin' Smoke II is written as a continuation, not sequel, of Blowin' Smoke, as the main characters are related to trapshooting in one way or another. Many of the stories intertwine with those of the first publication but will appeal to a much larger general readership which will include sports fishermen and general aviation amongst others.
Author: Publisher: Prima Lifestyles ISBN: 9780761510987 Category : Antiques & Collectibles Languages : en Pages : 112
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A celebration of the "inside club" of cigar smokers from years past. Filled with wise and witty anecdotes from such folks as Mark Twain, George Sand, and Groucho Marx and passages from books like "The Maltese Falcon" and "The Sun Also Rises", this book will make readers feel like they too are members of a special society.
Author: Michael Wolraich
Author: Michael Wolraich
Author: Michael Wolraich
Author: Michael J. Reznicek
Author: Rud Istvan
Author: Michael J. Reznicek
Author: Barbara Block
Author: Michael J. Reznicek
Author: Steve Carmichael
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