I Call Bullshit: Four Fallacies That Keep Our Politics From Being Reality-Based (English Edition)

While Donald Trump has broken all records for audacity in politics, the GOP platform was devolving into the public policy version of snake oil long before President Trump. Unfortunately, political debate and media commentary have also deteriorated and given too much credence to the snake oil. After a long career in Washington's foreign policy community and leading and taking part in numerous bipartisan initiatives, David Shorr eventually concluded the Republicans' main policy ideas were no longer credible. In I Call Bullshit, Shorr dismantles the false premises on which the Republicans base their entire approach to the economy, healthcare, foreign policy and voting rights. The book debunks the key far-right fallacies that have skewed the national conversation on Obamacare and other topics: the beneficent private sector job creators, laissez-faire healthcare, a globally almighty America, and phantom fraudulent voters. With the Trump camp boldly arguing that facts don't matter, the next round of debates and decisions will determine whether American governance remains pragmatic and based on what actually works. From reading this book you will better understand how the fallacies distort our political discourse and be well equipped to call bullshit on them yourself.