The Left's War on Reality
Will be published approx. on 14. January 2027
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-0-06-342157-8 (ISBN)
Description
The road to hell is paved with bad intentions, not good ones.
In The Left's War on Reality, Michael Shellenberger and Alex Gutentag, two former progressives, delve into the unsettling truth behind the Left's policies. What they uncover is far more troubling than mere unintended consequences. Through nine meticulously researched case studies, they reveal a shocking conclusion: the destruction caused by the Left isn't accidental-it's deliberate.
From open borders and trans "medicine" to climate change and Covid, Shellenberger and Gutentag expose how the Left's policies are designed to dismantle nations, communities, and lives. Cloaked in the language of empathy and science, these policies mask a deeper agenda: the systematic erosion of civilization itself.
On each of their key issues, progressives inhabit dream worlds, imagining themselves as heroes and their opponents as villains. Lost in these fantasies, the Left rejects real-world evidence and justifies enormous harm through complicated academic theories, pseudoscientific models, and language games.
When confronted with the problems it creates, the Left blames its enemies. Plummeting literacy scores? Racism. The romantic recession? Toxic masculinity. Mass migration? Western colonialism. Euthanizing poor and lonely people? Inequality. Regretful detransitioners? Transphobia. Skyrocketing overdoses? Anti-drug stigma. Failure of renewables? Climate skepticism.
With sharp analysis and compelling evidence, The Left's War on Reality dismantles the Left's claims of rationality and compassion, showing how progressive policies betray their own ostensible principles and hurt the very people they claim to help.
In The Left's War on Reality, Michael Shellenberger and Alex Gutentag, two former progressives, delve into the unsettling truth behind the Left's policies. What they uncover is far more troubling than mere unintended consequences. Through nine meticulously researched case studies, they reveal a shocking conclusion: the destruction caused by the Left isn't accidental-it's deliberate.
From open borders and trans "medicine" to climate change and Covid, Shellenberger and Gutentag expose how the Left's policies are designed to dismantle nations, communities, and lives. Cloaked in the language of empathy and science, these policies mask a deeper agenda: the systematic erosion of civilization itself.
On each of their key issues, progressives inhabit dream worlds, imagining themselves as heroes and their opponents as villains. Lost in these fantasies, the Left rejects real-world evidence and justifies enormous harm through complicated academic theories, pseudoscientific models, and language games.
When confronted with the problems it creates, the Left blames its enemies. Plummeting literacy scores? Racism. The romantic recession? Toxic masculinity. Mass migration? Western colonialism. Euthanizing poor and lonely people? Inequality. Regretful detransitioners? Transphobia. Skyrocketing overdoses? Anti-drug stigma. Failure of renewables? Climate skepticism.
With sharp analysis and compelling evidence, The Left's War on Reality dismantles the Left's claims of rationality and compassion, showing how progressive policies betray their own ostensible principles and hurt the very people they claim to help.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-06-342157-8 (9780063421578)
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Michael Shellenberger | Alex Gutentag
The Left's War on Reality
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approx. 01/2027
HarperCollins
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Persons
Michael Shellenberger is the nationally bestselling author of Apocalypse Never and San Fransicko, Founder of Public.News, and CBR Chair of Politics, Censorship, and Free Speech at the University of Austin. Michael has broken major stories, including on Covid's origin, homelessness, and the Twitter Files, for which he won the 2023 Dao Award for Journalism. He is a Time Magazine "Hero of the Environment" and Green Book Award Winner. And Michael is the founder and president of Civilization, an independent, nonpartisan research organization.
Alex Gutentag is a writer and former public school teacher based in California. Her work on education and Covid policies has appeared in Tablet magazine and other publications. Alex is a senior editor for Public News, covering state censorship of social media platforms, national politics, and the impact of progressive governance. She is a contributing editor for Compact magazine and Research Director for Civilization Works.
Alex Gutentag is a writer and former public school teacher based in California. Her work on education and Covid policies has appeared in Tablet magazine and other publications. Alex is a senior editor for Public News, covering state censorship of social media platforms, national politics, and the impact of progressive governance. She is a contributing editor for Compact magazine and Research Director for Civilization Works.