Truth Decay
Truth Decay

Author: Kavanagh

Publisher: Rand Corporation

Published: 2018-01-16

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13: 1977400132

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Political and civil discourse in the United States is characterized by “Truth Decay,” defined as increasing disagreement about facts, a blurring of the line between opinion and fact, an increase in the relative volume of opinion compared with fact, and lowered trust in formerly respected sources of factual information. This report explores the causes and wide-ranging consequences of Truth Decay and proposes strategies for further action.

Will Terrorists Go Nuclear?
Will Terrorists Go Nuclear?

Author: Brian Michael Jenkins

Publisher: Prometheus Books

Published: 2009-12-02

Total Pages: 463

ISBN-13: 1615920366

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For more than 30 years Jenkins has been advising the military, government, and prestigious think tanks on the dangers of nuclear proliferation. Now he goes beyond what the experts know to examine how terrorists themselves think about such weapons.

Soldiers of Reason
Soldiers of Reason

Author: Alex Abella

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13: 9780156033442

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This history of the RAND Corporation, written with full access to its archives, is a page-turning chronicle of the rise of the secretive think tank that has been the driving force behind the American government for 60 years.