Category Archives: Book Spotlight

Book Spotlight- “Post-Truth” by Lee McIntyre

Post-Truth by Lee McIntyre How we arrived in a post-truth era, when “alternative facts” replace actual facts, and feelings have more weight than evidence. Publisher Comments Are we living in a post-truth world, where “alternative facts” replace actual facts and … Continue reading

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Book Spotlight- “You Are Here: A Field Guide for Navigating Polarized Speech” by Phillips and Milner

“You Are Here: A Field Guide for Navigating Polarized Speech, Conspiracy Theories, and Our Polluted Media Landscape” by Phillips and Milner   Synopsis by publisher- Our media environment is in crisis. Polarization is rampant. Polluted information floods social media. Even … Continue reading

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Book Spotlight- Tsundoku: The art of buying books and never reading them

Tsundoku: The art of buying books and never reading them Tom Gerken, BBC News, Jul 2018 Do you have a habit of picking up books that you never quite get around to reading?  If this sounds like you, you might … Continue reading

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Book Spotlight- We teach you two ways to lie

Book Spotlight We teach you two ways to lie Our Spotlight this month falls on two books that came to us through our Facebook page.  We posted these pictures of the Red/Blue split in US politics to show how the … Continue reading

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Book Spotlight- “The Big Truth- Upholding democracy in the age of the Big Lie”

“The Big Truth- Upholding democracy in the age of the Big Lie” by Major Garrett and David Becker From the Publisher-   When a seven million vote margin of victory and 306 electoral votes pointed to Joe Biden as the victor … Continue reading

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Book Spotlight- “Constitution of Knowledge” by Jonathan Rauch

Book Spotlight   “Constitution of Knowledge A Defense of Truth“ by Jonathan Rauch “In what could be the timeliest book of the year, Rauch aims to arm his readers to engage with reason in an age of illiberalism.” –Newsweek From … Continue reading

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Book Spotlight- “Monopolized: Life in the Age of Corporate Power” by David Dayen

        “Monopolized: Life in the Age of Corporate Power” by David Dayen From the cars we drive to what toothpaste we use, how a tiny group of corporations have come to dominate every aspect of our lives … Continue reading

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Book Spotlight- “Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury” by Michael Lief

“Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury” by Michael Lief Dwyer Review– by Charles Letherwood This isn’t a new book by any means… almost 25 years old as we write this.  But it came highly recommended and I’ve been digging deep.  … Continue reading

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Book Spotlight- “The Plot Against the King” by Kash Patel

Book Spotlight When you’ve lied to all the adults, you’re just down to the kids. When we shove a book out on stage into the Spotlight we usually think it’s worth reading.  Sometimes we’ve read the book ourselves, other times … Continue reading

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Book Spotlight- “The End of Loyalty” by Rick Wartzman

  “The End of Loyalty” The rise and fall of good jobs in America By Rick Wartzman In the current era of intense global competition, advancing technology, weakness in organized labor and a worshiping of shareholder value, the idea of … Continue reading

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