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Also by George Soros:

The New Paradigm for Financial Markets, May 2008
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The Age of Fallibility, June 2006
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THE AGE OF FALLIBILITY
By: George Soros

Consequences of the War on Terror

PublicAffairs
June 2006
259 pages
ISBN: 1586483595
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Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction Political

The legendary financier-and founder of the Open Society Institute-offers crucial insight into the real meaning of freedom, and how societies can best promote it

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

Media Buzz

Charlie Rose - October 12, 2006
Fresh Air - NPR - July 13, 2006