Tom Bethell (1936–2021)

Auteur van The Politically Incorrect Guide to Science

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Over de Auteur

Tom Bethell is a journalist in Washington, DC, where he is a senior editor of The American Spectator. For twenty-five years he has been a visiting media fellow at the Hoover Institution, where Eric Hoffer's papers are now housed.

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Werken van Tom Bethell

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The Politically Incorrect Guide to Science (2005) 209 exemplaren

The Noblest Triumph: Property and Prosperity through the Ages (1998) 119 exemplaren

Darwin's House of Cards: A Journalist's Odyssey through the Darwin Debates (2017) 30 exemplaren

Eric Hoffer: The Longshoreman Philosopher (1615) 24 exemplaren

The Electric Windmill: An Inadvertent Autobiography (1988) 10 exemplaren

George Lewis: A Jazzman From New Orleans (1978) 10 exemplaren

Questioning Einstein: Is Relativity Necessary? (2009) 6 exemplaren

Le balle di Newton: tutta la verita sulle bugie della scienza (2007) 3 exemplaren

Manual Politicamente Incorreto da Ciência (2018) 1 exemplaar

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Geboortedatum: 1936-07-17
Overlijdensdatum: 2021-02-12
Geslacht: male
Nationaliteit: UK (birth)
USA (resident)
Woonplaatsen: Washington, D.C., USA
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Opleiding: University of Oxford (Trinity College)
Relaties: Fitzpatrick, Donna R. (wife)

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The Politically Incorrect Guide(tm) to Science… door Tom Bethell

The word that is often used in political speech is the word "consensus' when referring to anything relating to science. Despite the consensus of most economists on the benefits of free trade, lower minimum wage laws, free markets, vouchers, etc these politicians will often ignore consensus to pursue their politics. In the same vein this book offers a criticism of accepted consensus to offer an alternative view. I am not a scientist, but it is interesting nonetheless. Smashing consensus viewpoints is the purpose and it is somewhat successful in making one skeptical.… (meer)

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luckypiece5000 | 2 andere besprekingen | Jun 16, 2007 |

The Politically Incorrect Guide to Science door Tom Bethell

I have a detailed series of chapter-by-chapter reviews at my blog, summarized here: http://www.anthonares.net/2005/12/scientifically-incorrect-guide-to.html

Here is my summary paragraph:
This book is not a work of science, it is a work of political propaganda most likely intended to arm its readers with a series of smart sound-bite arguments. It is poorly researched, badly written, deliberately incomplete, and displays extremely negligent journalism. Those that read it to learn about science will be grossly misinformed and made ignorant by the dishonest journalism of Tom Bethell. I cannot state strongly enough how disgusting the AIDS chapter is, and how badly that reflects on the entire work, as well as the author. The best fate that this book could receive is to be condemned to the trash-heap of science journalistic history, because its few successes do not merit the 270+ pages it is printed on.… (meer)