How Disinformation Feeds the Willfully Ignorant 

We live in a time when lies travel faster than the truth can get its shoes on. Disinformation spreads because people want to believe it. They do not question, they do not verify, they just share. The result is a nation drowning in ignorance, anger, and fake statistics that sound believable only because they confirm…

Making a Mountain Out Of a Molehill: Trump’s Favorite Move

Donald Trump is once again sounding the alarm over a problem that barely exists — this time, fraud by noncitizens in Social Security and Medicare. But what’s more troubling is how he keeps feeding his supporters false beliefs instead of offering the truth. Here’s why that strategy works — and why it’s dangerous. The Big…