The Age of Fallibility: Consequences of the War on Terror - Softcover

Soros, George

Softcover

ISBN 10: 158648494X ISBN 13: 9781586484941

Publisher: Public Affairs, 2007

Synopsis

After reflecting on his support of a losing Democrat for president, George Soros steps back to revisit his views on why George Bush's policies around the world fall short in the arenas most important to Soros: democracy, human rights and open society. As a survivor of the Holocaust and a life-long proponent of free expression, Soros understands the meaning of freedom. And yet his differences with George Bush, another proponent of freedom, are profound. In this powerful essay Soros spells out his views and how they differ from the president's. He reflects on why the Democrats may have lost the high ground on these values issues and how they might reclaim it. As he has in his recent books, On Globalization and The Bubble of American Supremacy, Soros uses facts, anecdotes, personal experience and philosophy to illuminate a major topic in a way that both enlightens and inspires.

About this title

Synopsis:

George Soros made billions anticipating seismic changes in the financial markets and has used that money to try and change the world. In The Age of Fallibility he brings that commitment to the subject that has preoccupied him since 2001: the degenerate state of America. He delivers his most forceful and penetrating description of the fatal flaws not merely of the Bush administration, but of the wider American view of the world. With impassioned eloquence, Soros identifies the major themes of our time-tyranny, violence, ignorance, and arrogance.

About the Author:

George Soros heads Soros Fund Management and is the founder of a global network of foundations dedicated to supporting open societies. He is the author of several best-selling books including The Bubble of American Supremacy, Underwriting Democracy, and Open Society.

About this edition

• Publisher: Public Affairs
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 158648494X
• ISBN 13: 9781586484941
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 259