Tag Archives: The Facts of Life

How I Learned the Facts of Life: Shame

I was a little girl, maybe six, maybe seven years old, in the back seat of my Uncle Saul’s car. My cousin, Bobby, also six or seven, was in the front seat. I adored Uncle Saul and assumed the love … Continue reading

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The facts of life? “People don’t make decisions based” on them

Source: Trump understands what many miss: people don’t make decisions based on facts – Vox Vox provides an intelligent and interesting, if disheartening, essay about why lies often win out over facts. An excerpt: …Trump was actually just trading on … Continue reading

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Facts of Life v Fakes of Life

I wasn’t entirely aware of fake news stories posted on Facebook, for one place–because I don’t read them or get them (I’m not even sure how I would if I were interested) and, mostly, because I know how to get … Continue reading

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