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Lies, damn lies and post-truth

  • Written by Lee McIntyre, Research Fellow Center for Philosophy and History of Science, Boston University
President Donald Trump speaks to the media outside of the White House.AP/Evan Vucci

Most politicians lie.

Or do they?

Even if we could find some isolated example of a politician who was scrupulously honest – former President Jimmy Carter, perhaps – the question is how to think about the rest of them.

And if most politicians lie, then why...

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