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  1. Lying

The Discipline of Truth-Telling

by Dan Hitchens

Samuel Johnson understood that a society without truth—a society of “fake news”—would inevitably collapse. Continue Reading »

8 Jan 2018

Lying: An Augustinian Theology of Duplicity

by J. Budziszewski

Everyone has lied. Most people are uneasy about lying, but most also justify at least some of their lies. How uneasy should we be? Is there such a thing as an innocent lie? What is a lie, anyway? And what is at stake in these questions—what, exactly, is endangered if we get the answers wrong? . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Oct 2004
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