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020    9781621579595|q(hardcover) 
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035    (OCoLC)1144464513 
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100 1  Saad, Gad,|eauthor. 
245 14 The parasitic mind :|bhow infectious ideas are killing 
       common sense /|cGad Saad. 
264  1 Washington, DC :|bRegnery Publishing,|c[2020] 
300    xvi, 240 pages ;|c24 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 00 |tPreface --|tFrom Civil War to the battle of ideas --
       |tThinking versus feeling, truth versus hurt feelings --
       |tNon-negotiable elements of a free and modern society --
       |tAnti-science, anti-reason, and illiberal movements --
       |tCampus lunacy: the rise of the social justice warrior --
       |tDepartures from reason: Ostrich Parasitic Syndrome --
       |tHow to seek truth: Nomological networks of cumulative 
       evidence --|tCall to action. 
520    "There's a war against truth... and if we don't win it, 
       intellectual freedom will be a casualty. The West's 
       commitment to freedom, reason, and true liberalism has 
       never been more seriously threatened than it is today by 
       the stifling forces of political correctness. Dr. Gad Saad,
       the host of the enormously popular YouTube show THE SAAD 
       TRUTH, exposes the bad ideas--what he calls "idea 
       pathogens"--that are killing common sense and rational 
       debate. Incubated in our universities and spread through 
       the tyranny of political correctness, these ideas are 
       endangering our most basic freedoms--including freedom of 
       thought and speech. The danger is grave, but as Dr. Saad 
       shows, politically correct dogma is riddled with logical 
       fallacies. We have powerful weapons to fight back with--if
       we have the courage to use them."--Jacket flap. 
650  0 Political correctness|zUnited States. 
650  0 Freedom of expression|zUnited States. 
650  0 Intellectual freedom|zUnited States. 
650  0 Academic freedom|zUnited States. 
650  0 Social justice|zUnited States. 
650  0 Liberalism|zUnited States. 
650  0 Conservatism|zUnited States. 
650  0 Right and left (Political science) 
651  0 United States|xSocial conditions|y21st century.