Welcome to Reader Beware. Where we read a book (or an article / other piece of media) that approaches a topic from an academic or critical perspective and then discuss it. We don't know everything but sometimes we act like it.
Reader Beware
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Welcome to Reader Beware. Where we read a book (or an article / other piece of media) that approaches a topic from an academic or critical perspective and then discuss it. We don't know everything but sometimes we act like it.
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August 13, 2020
THE TRIUMPH OF DOUBT, David Michaels
<p>Welcome back to Reader Beware. Season One, Episode Five: The Triumph of Doubt | Written by David Michaels | <a href="https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-triumph-of-doubt-9780190922665?cc=us&lang=en&">https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-triumph-of-doubt-9780190922665?cc=us&lang=en&</a> | Music by Tory White | Panel (Name / Area of Focus): Thomas "Roter" / Health Policy | Alixis / Law and Social Justice | Zac / International Business and Marketing | About the Book:</p> <p><br></p> <p>Opioids. Concussions. Obesity. Climate Change.<br> <br> America is a country of everyday crises -- big, long-spanning problems that persist despite their toll on the country's health. And for every case of government inaction on one of these issues, there is a set of familiar, doubtful refrains: The science is unclear. The data are inconclusive. Regulation is unjustified. It's a slippery slope.<br> <br> Is it?<br> <br> The Triumph of Doubt traces the ascendance of science-for-hire in American life and government, from its origins in the tobacco industry in the 1950s to its current manifestations across government, public policy, and even professional sports. Amid fraught conversations of "alternative facts" and "truth decay," The Triumph of Doubt wields its unprecedented access to shine a light on the machinations and scope of manipulated science in American society. It is an urgent, revelatory work, one that promises to reorient conversations around science and the public good for the foreseeable future.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Quick Links:</p> <p>VW Has a Nazi Past: <a href="https://ahvalnews.com/sites/default/files/styles/is_article_featured_top_1200x550/public/2019-11/hitlervw.jpg?h=c673cd1c&itok=j6T3SeFL">https://ahvalnews.com/sites/default/files/styles/is_article_featured_top_1200x550/public/2019-11/hitlervw.jpg?h=c673cd1c&itok=j6T3SeFL</a></p>
July 5, 2020
SPECIAL EPISODE | Policing in America: Racism, Civil Liberties, and Protests
<p>Welcome Back to Reader Beware. Season One, Special Episode Two: Policing in America: Racism, Civil Liberties, and Protests | Music by Tory White | Panel (Name / Area of Focus): Thomas "Roter" / Health Policy | Alixis / Law and Social Justice | Zac / International Business and Marketing </p> <p><br></p> <p>Featured Piece: </p> <p>How to Make this Moment the Turning Point for Real Change, by Former President Barack Obama - <a href="https://medium.com/@BarackObama/how-to-make-this-moment-the-turning-point-for-real-change-9fa209806067">https://medium.com/@BarackObama/how-to-make-this-moment-the-turning-point-for-real-change-9fa209806067</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>Supplementary Reading: </p> <p>Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights: Report and Toolkit - <a href="https://www.obama.org/wp-content/uploads/Toolkit.pdf">https://www.obama.org/wp-content/uploads/Toolkit.pdf</a></p> <p><br></p>
June 9, 2020
THE UNITED STATES OF PARANOIA: A CONSPIRACY THEORY, Jesse Walker
<p>Welcome back to Reader Beware. <strong>Season One, Episode Four: The United States of Paranoia A Conspiracy Theory</strong> | Written by Jesse Walker | <a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062383228/the-united-states-of-paranoia/">https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062383228/the-united-states-of-paranoia/</a> | Music by Tory White | Panel (Name / Area of Focus): Thomas "Roter" / Health Policy | Alixis / Law and Social Justice | Zac / International Business and Marketing | <strong>About the Book: </strong>Jesse Walker’s The United States of Paranoia presents a comprehensive history of conspiracy theories in American culture and politics, from the colonial era to the War on Terror. The fear of intrigue and subversion doesn’t exist only on the fringes of society, but has always been part of our national identity. When such tales takes hold, Walker argues, they reflect the anxieties and experiences of the people who believe them, even if they say nothing true about the objects of the theories themselves. With intensive research and a deadpan sense of humor, Jesse Walker’s The United States of Paranoia combines the rigor of real history with the punch of pulp fiction.</p> <p><strong>Quick Links:</strong></p> <p><strong>Mark D. Phillips Twin Towers image: </strong><a href="https://nymag.com/news/9-11/10th-anniversary/satans-face/">https://nymag.com/news/9-11/10th-anniversary/satans-face/</a></p>
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