Radical Son by David Horowitz Narrates Political and...

David Horowitz wrote the book â€Å"Radical Son,† as an autobiography narrating his political and spiritual growth. The author gives the experience of his political journey, which he regards as generational odyssey. The book’s title presents the reader with a chance to imagine what to expect from the book. The title provides a calculatedly designed account of the book’s content. Through the author’s political and religious journey, he has grown to become radical. The journey to where he stands today has been tedious and challenging. The paper presents a review of the book â€Å"Radical Son† by David Horowitz. Initially, a summary of the book is provided. Furthermore, the paper highlights the strengths and weaknesses of the book from a personal†¦show more content†¦In the 80`s, he had an encounter with Homosexuals. During 80’s, radical groups placed the blame for AIDs on President Reagan. Horowitz did not have substantive evidence on the blame. Therefore, he decided to conduct research. Horowitz did not understand the reasons why the people blamed President Reagan for AID`s. Through his investigation, he found disgusting lies. He found that the story had some political aspects, which had more significance than he and other citizens could think about. Members from the gay community had stamped down the findings on the AID`s research. Horowitz found out that the gay community leaders did not want people to identify their gay lifestyle as a cause of the disease. The actual findings by researchers showed that a promiscuous lifestyle and gay lifestyles contributed to 95% of the AID`s cases reported during the period in San Francisco. The gay community leaders did not want the research information to reach the public. The information would lead to a public commotion regarding gay sex. The report showed â€Å"anal sex was the source of almost all transmissions† (340). Through the encounter with the leaders in t he gay community, Horowitz came to understand a number of things. Firstly, he found that the gay leaders did not want this information to reach members of the gay community. If the members of the gay community leant