It is this personal history that makes me skeptical of all “global” threats,” when proposed by those who benefit from their existence.Īs I’ve told my children, any good intention, once taken over by politics, is corrupted and unreliable. In my lifetime numerous public threats have hung over America’s heads. Through the narrative, he proposes that powerful entities within society (government, lawyers, media and academia) all benefit from promoting threats in the guise of promoting safety, keeping citizens in a constant state of fear, allowing them to be manipulated. Morton funds a major climate change non-profit and is concerned about the way his money is being spent.Įvans’ work uncovers more than the financial abuse, but a greater threat within the green movement that may be working to manufacture catastrophes in order to propel their mission forward.Ĭrichton’s writing is as polished as ever and he takes time within the story to present both sides of the issue, challenging publicly held believes with scientific scrutiny, while still telling a fast-moving, surprising and powerful story.Īt the heart of Crichton’s novel is the title, State of Fear. In Crichton’s State of Fear, the author takes on the concept of global warming from the perspective of a lawyer, Peter Evans, who works for a climate change philanthropist George Morton. The world changes so quickly nowadays, yet, in many ways, it also stays the same.

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