“The Truth Can Maim You, A Half-Truth Can Kill You” – Editor, TWSA! To paraphrase Joel Best, an author who dissects the political misuse of data, “Not all data starts out bad, but any data...
Where and how did Homer Simpson learn to call Mr. Monty Burns, his well-known boss, a “job creator”? It’s interesting. Springfield Hospital’s maternity ward reports that Burns, early this summer, emerged “reborn” as a...
The March 2011 They Will Say ANYTHING! Award For Valor. As soon as the Libya no fly zone was established I said to my long-suffering wife Sue, “Just watch what’ll happen. Everyone who was...
“I would rather tell seven lies than make one explanation.”Mark Twain – Letter to John Bellows, 11 April 1883 Who Knew? For three days, a no holds barred anti-public sector union t.v. spot created...
And that’s understated. What Bush Now Here’s an Understatement: “Good policy is difficult to make when information is systematically collected in a waythat minimizes discrepancy with policy goals.”Iraq Study Group We’re weathering a Class...
