When a meal doesn’t turn out well, the feedback the chef receives often depends less on the quality of the dish and more on who’s doing the tasting. If the cook handles criticism well, most people ...

In times like these, it is important to remember that truth endures. Despite lies and cover-ups, there are facts. Yes, there are secret files, information silos and political attacks on science and ...

This is part 1 of a 2-part series on the illusory truth effect and its use in political propaganda. “If everybody always lies to you, the consequence is not that you believe the lies, but rather that ...

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After my divorce, I questioned everything about myself, so whenever outsiders implied that I was even partly to blame for ...

The lies that are called truth can be found everywhere. Just a few examples: Climate scare and, by extension, energy source changes. There is no real evidence that manmade carbon dioxide is a threat ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. In times like these, it is important to remember that truth endures. Despite lies and ...