Category Archives: How I Learned The Facts of Life

Are political ads fact-checked before they are televised?

No. Do politicians lie in their ads? Yes. In How I Learned The Facts of Life, I devote some time to TV product commercials and tell you something you might not know: you can believe that the claims they make … Continue reading

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Facts of Life: Russians interfering with our election? It’s happening again

As Robert Mueller said, in his appearance before the House… Robert S. Mueller III offered no new revelations on Wednesday into Russia’s interference in the 2016 elections or President Trump’s attempts to derail his probe. But he offered a stark … Continue reading

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Is our country bifurcated? Or what?

OK, what I’m basically asking is…what percentage of people in this country are crazy? And by “crazy” — just so you don’t think I’m using coded language — I mean: what percentage of people in this country still support Trump? … Continue reading

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