Tom Bethell
Tom Bethell (born July 17, 1940 in London ) is an American journalist specializing in business journalism .
The Washington based journalist grew up in England. There he attended Downside Boarding School and studied at Oxford University . In 1962 he moved to the USA.
Bethell is the chief of service for The American Spectator , the editor of Harper's Magazine and Washington Monthly, and a correspondent for the right wing National Review . He is also a member of the Hoover Institution , a conservative think tank .
Bethell belongs to the Group for the Scientific Reappraisal of the HIV / AIDS Hypothesis , which denies that HIV causes AIDS (→ AIDS denial ). In 2005, Bethell published The Politically Incorrect Guide to Science . This makes it clear that Bethell is an opponent of the theory of evolution and is close to the idea of " intelligent design ". In addition, in the book he denies human responsibility for climate change and claims that the political left is manipulating science to increase the influence of the state. The book was scathingly criticized in various reviews and Bethell's positions were characterized as "ultra-conservative".
He has also written articles for various magazines including Fortune , the New York Times Magazine , and The Atlantic Monthly, and was a column writer for the Los Angeles Herald Examiner and previously for The Washington Star . In 1988 a collection of his articles was published under the title " The Electric Windmill ". In 1998 he published “The Noblest Triumph: Property and Prosperity through the Ages (St. Martin's Press)”. He participated as a journalist in the Shakespearean authorship debate .
Fonts
- Television Evening News Covers Inflation, 1978-79, An Analysis 1980, ISBN 0-937790-00-1
- George Lewis: A Jazzman from New Orleans, 1977, ISBN 0-520-03212-8
- The Noblest Triumph: Property and Prosperity Through the Ages, 1999, ISBN 0-312-22337-4
- The Politically Incorrect Guide to Science, 2005, ISBN 0-89526-031-X
- The Electric Windmill: An Inadvertent Autobiography 1988, ISBN 0-89526-568-0
Individual evidence
- ^ Upping the Anti. Doubt and About , Skeptical Inquirer , December 8, 2005
- ↑ More research, less 'junk' writing , Glasgow Daily Times , May 23, 2007
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Bethell, Tom |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American business journalist and publicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th July 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |