The liar wants to be believed, but lying undermines the foundation for credibility.

In modern times sound policy-making must often come to grips with numbers.

When we consider propaganda as the attempt to shape the thoughts and feelings of others, in ways conforming to the aims of the communicator, we find a vast array of different examples throughout history.

The specific media may change, but the principles of human nature have remained fairly constant over the millenia.

Any restrictions to freedom of expression will always open the door to possible others, because analogical reasoning can mount arguments showing why this or that class of objects is closely similar to those for which exceptions have been made.

To avoid repeating the mistakes of the past, an alert citizenry today should take the trouble to learn how easy it can be for a powerful minority to manipulate information to win the support-or the indifference-of the majority towards an action.

When we look for propaganda, we have the obvious job of asking what messages are being propagated.