OpEd
After Mass Shootings, NRA Pins Blame on Familiar List
Gun-control advocates call the strategy a clever smoke screen to avoid having to talk about gun control. The cycle repeats with the next mass shooting.
Why Bullshit Hurts Democracy More than Lies
The philosopher Harry Frankfurt uses the idea of bullshit as a way of understanding what’s distinctive about this sort of deception. How can we compare it to our current political world?
After Saga on TV and Three Tweets, Trump Has More to Explain
This happened after a saga unfolded on TV when his lawyer said that in fact Trump repaid Michael Cohen $130,000 in hush money to porn actress Stormy Daniels.