The Death of Truth: Notes on Falsehood in the Age of Trump

by Michiko Kakutani

We can’t control whether our public servants lie to us. But we can control whether we hold them accountable for those lies

For such Trump enablers, party trumped everything—morality, national security, fiscal responsibility, common sense, and common decency.

“great discovery was not how easy it was to deceive the public but rather how much the public enjoyed being deceived” as long as it was being entertained.

“Terrorists are made, not born,”

“We don’t see the forest when we search the Web. We don’t even see the trees. We see twigs and leaves.”