Facts are not always more important than opinions: here’s why
The message over the doorway to London’s Kirkaldy Testing Museum. But don’t be too quick to believe the facts and dismiss the opinions. Flickr/Kevo Thomson,…
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Trump’s Wall: How Much Money Does the Government Have For It Now?
by T. Christian Miller ProPublica, April 13, 2017, 1:34 p.m. During the campaign, President Donald Trump promised to build a wall across the southern border…
Will Turkey’s referendum mark the end of democracy and the birth of ‘Erdoğanistan’?
Kremlin.ru [CC BY 3.0 or CC BY 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons Simon P. Watmough, European University Institute and Ahmet Erdi Öztürk, Université de Strasbourg Turkey…
How workers – not companies – are bearing the growing burden of government
By Sage Ross (Own work) [GFDL, CC-BY-SA-3.0 or CC BY-SA 2.5-2.0-1.0], via Wikimedia Commons Jay L. Zagorsky, The Ohio State University Tax day is here…
Strikes against Syria: Did Trump need permission from Congress?
President Donald Trump after speaking at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla. AP Photo/Alex Brandon Jordan Tama, American University School of International Service Launching 59 cruise…
With Syria missile strikes, Trump turns from non-intervention to waging war
Military strikes against a Syrian airforce base mark Donald Trump’s first big foreign policy test as president. Ben Rich, Curtin University The United States’ unilateral…
Techniques of 19th-century fake news reporter teach us why we fall for it today
German journalist and novelist Theodor Fontane. Wikimedia Commons Petra S. McGillen, Dartmouth College Donald Trump appears to have a straightforward definition of fake news: Stories…
In shake up, Rick Perry moves into Trump’s national security inner circle
By Gage Skidmore (Flickr: Rick Perry) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons by Abby Livingston, The Texas Tribune April 5, 2017 WASHINGTON — A new…
The White House Wouldn’t Post Trump Staffers’ Financial Disclosures. So We Did.
by Ariana Tobin and Derek Kravitz ProPublica, April 1, 2017, 11:38 a.m. In a remarkable Friday night news dump, the Trump administration made dozens of…
Why are some people more gullible than others?
Lies, pranks and April Fool’s Day jokes show how gullible we can sometimes be. from http://www.shutterstock.com Joseph Paul Forgas, UNSW Homo sapiens is probably an…