As usual, I’m leaving it to others to dissect the second Presidential debate in terms of policy and politics and instead focus on what we can learn from that exchange to become better critical thinkers and...
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We seem to be entering that phase of the election cycle when fact-checking becomes an obsession on the part of the candidates, the media and the electorate. Back in ancient times (but within recent memory),...
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Four years ago, I did some handicapping of the first Presidential debate between Mitt Romney and Barak Obama based on each candidate’s rhetorical success or failure. As it turned out, that first debate...
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One of the latest mini-twists to come out of this year’s twisted election season has to do with polling indicating that voters (particularly younger voters) Hillary Clinton has been counting on seem to be...
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During a normal election year, you can set your watch based on the following stages of bias overwhelming the ability to think critically: Stage 1: Primary Season During this period, minds of even the most...
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On a recent drive, my son introduced me to the phrase which headlines this post, which reminded me that one of the great beauties of language, and a key pillar of verbal humor, is ambiguity. “British...
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