Tag: pro-truth
The Pro-Truth Pledge prompts truthful behavior, according to psychology studies
Traditionally, identifying truth in politics comes from mainstream media and its fact checking. A recent Gallup poll, however, showed that only 29 percent of...
How to Address Irrational Family Members Effectively Over the Holidays
Caption: photo saying “trust the lies, not the ‘truth’” (Thomas Guest/Flickr)
It’s the holiday season, which means plenty of opportunities for uncomfortable interactions with friends...
Roy Moore’s Systemic Danger to Our Democracy
Caption: Image of supporting sign for Roy Moore’s senate campaign (Wikimedia commons)
Roy Moore's Systemic Danger to Our Democracy
The front-runner candidate for Alabama Senate,...
Which Politicians Should We Trust in the November 7 Election: The Pro-Truth Pledge
Caption: Image of US flag with “Vote” written on it (ZIPNON/Pixabay)
In these dark days of “fake news” and “alternative facts,” it’s hard to trust...
Knowing Just Enough To Be Dangerous: How Overconfidence Subverts Rational Politics
By Joel Lehman
“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.”
-Shakespeare
It happens every year. It’s the...
Fighting the Normalization of Post-Truth Politics
Donald Trump’s rally speech in Phoenix on August 22 was full of falsehoods. The lack of outrage over his deceptive statements points to the...
Trump’s Transgender Gaslighting
President Donald Trump signed a directive on Friday August 25 following up on his earlier tweets that he “will not accept or allow transgender...
A Behavioral Science Solution to Lies in Politics
Deception proved a very successful strategy for political causes and individual candidates in the UK and US elections in 2016, leading Oxford Dictionary to...
How Behavioral Science Can Help Truth Triumph Over Baseless Accusations
Regardless of their political affiliation, most who follow politics in any depth easily dismissed Donald Trump’s series of grave Twitter accusations on March 4...