Robert Reich's "Reason"

[ProgressiveDepot.com]

It's not that new anymore, but I highly recommemd Robert Reich's book "Reason" The subtitle is something like "Why Liberals Will Win Back America".

If you ever feel like you know Repub arguments are wrong, but you have trouble articulating your views when someone's in your face, this book does a great job of not just laying out facts but also the emotional/psychological issues that come into play and what the rational arguments against GOP lies are.

[mcscajun]

1. Sounds like Just the Book I Need.

I've given up discussing politics with a Repub friend of mine, 'cause he does get in my face and he's a better 'arguer' (I won't say debater, 'cause he falls into logical fallacies time and again) than I am, and I'm the one who gets emotional. I'm far better articulating my points in writing than in a 'debate'.

[AllegroRondo]

2. And it just came out in paperback

save a couple bucks!

[Ian David]

5. Buy it from Barnes & Noble- 100% Democrat

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[Ian David]

3. Robert Reich was the first campaign I donated money too

Also, below is a link to his interview on The Daily Show

http://www.comedycentral.com/tv_shows/thedailyshowwithjonstewart/videos_celeb.jhtml

[American in Asia]

4. I'm only about halfway through

but I really like this book.

I find especially useful his argument that radical conservatives care about private morality only (sex, abortion, etc.). But liberals care about public morality instead - corruption, corporate greed, tax bilking, etc. - stuff that hurts society as a whole and is much more damaging. Putting the "moral" spin on it has already managed to stop some of my religious conservative relatives pretty much cold.

But then I hate letting they hypocrits have the moral high ground!