[Continuing our series on deception in politics and public policy.] William Safire, who once worked for Richard Nixon and became a New York Times columnist, observed that it’s not the…
[Continuing our series on deception in politics and public policy.] There are a lot of stupid people in the world. Among the dumbest are those who believe that their expertise…
[Continuing our series on deception in politics and policy.] President Obama, Attorney General Eric Holder, and their political allies (including racist, anti-Semitic preacher Al Sharpton) spent seven months trying to…
[Continuing our series on deception in politics and public policy.] In the search for examples of deception by the news media, sometimes you find a smoking gun. See my study results,…
[Continuing our series on deception in politics and public policy.] If you troll the WorldWide Web, you’re familiar with the recent controversy about that dress that’s either white-and-gold or blue-and-black.
[Continuing our series on deception in politics and policy.] When former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani criticized President Obama as the product of his extremist upbringing, the media pounced,…
[Continuing our series on deception in politics and public policy.] First, a quick note about the federal holiday this week. No, it wasn’t President’s Day. It was George Washington’s Birthday. See…
[Continuing our series on deception in politics and public policy.] We've been reminded in recent weeks of the depths to which Islamofascist terrorists will go, from the December murder of…
[Continuing our series on deception in politics and public policy.] When the Obama administration classified the Taliban as “armed insurgents” rather than terrorists, some people were surprised and mystified. These…
[Continuing our series on deception in politics and public policy.] “The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.” That's from Shakespeare, not, as some people think, the Bible. The underlying idea is certainly true.