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A vast conspiracy?(The Republican War on Science)(Book review)

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The Republican War on Science, by Chris Mooney (Basic, 342 pp., $24.95)

AMERICAN military planners have long faced the challenge of preparing to fight several wars simultaneously. Maybe they could take some lessons from the Republican party, which, if we are to believe many liberal commentators, has been fighting dozens of simultaneous wars: A quick search through an online database finds newspaper references to continuing Republican wars against unions, the environment, women, the poor, the middle class, the New Deal, workers, young black men, judicial autonomy, and--my favorite--"Republicans' war against Republicans."

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