The problem with lying is that, eventually, it gets harder and harder to remember what you’ve said earlier — apparently even within the space of a single interview. Donald Trump tweeted on November 27, 2016: President Trump, in an ABC...
Years ago, we knew a young man — we’ll call him “Stuart” — who was a compulsive liar. Stuart gave us cheap glass knick knacks and insisted they were Waterford crystal. Stuart claimed to have a degree from Oxford University, but he had actually never...
With very few exceptions, I avoid talking or writing about politics. This is changing. Because I love you so much, I want you to know why. If you are a conservative or a Republican: our country needs you now more than ever. We need people who...
By now, you’ve heard the CIA says Russia tried to sway votes toward President-Elect Trump. Have you seen any proof of that? If I tell you I can fly, you shouldn’t have to take my word for it: you should ask me to buzz around the room. If I tell you...
Jeff Kottke reminded me of a 1995 New York Review of Books post written by one of my favorite authors, Umberto Eco (well before this election season, mind you). In the article, Eco outlines fourteen features of “Eternal Fascism” —...
Online experts love to debate the finer points of the iPhone 7 Plus’ dual cameras. You can’t capture their power, though, with tech specs or pixel-by-pixel analysis of photos. And the arguments you’ll see most (“Is the depth...
We’re in the park with Sunny Day and Windy Day. Dogs lope around the play area, enjoying high-speed chases, hairpin turns, rolls in the grass. Everything’s going well, until two or three dogs, possessed by a pack mentality, begin bullying a younger...
