reviews-post-truth

“an important, provocative new book .” Is all that matters in contemporary culture whether a line sounds good? That’s the thesis of an important, provocative new book, The Post-Truth Era, by Ralph Keyes. It’s Keyes’s thesis that in the current ethos, whether something is believed has become more important than whether it’s true. Keyes cites …

“a thoughtful, often amusing look at the way we dodge the truth and tolerate dishonesty.” Lying is so much a part of everyday life that everybody does it and everybody expects it, even while polls show Americans long for ethics and integrity in public officials. Keyes examines how we have come to the troubling trend …