Lying in state, why presidents lie -- and why Trump is worse, Eric Alterman
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Lying in state, why presidents lie -- and why Trump is worse, Eric Alterman
Language
eng
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-385) and index
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index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Lying in state
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bibliography
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1112282579
Responsibility statement
Eric Alterman
Sub title
why presidents lie -- and why Trump is worse
Summary
"The definitive history of presidential lying, revealing how our standards for truthfulness have eroded-and why Trump's lies are especially dangerous. If there's one thing we know about Donald Trump, it's that he lies. But he's by no means the first president to do so. In Lying in State, Eric Alterman asks how we ended up with such a pathologically dishonest commander in chief, showing that, from early on, the United States has persistently expanded its power and hegemony on the basis of presidential lies. He also reveals the cumulative effect of this deception-each lie a president tells makes it more acceptable for subsequent presidents to lie-and the media's complicity in spreading misinformation. Donald Trump, then, represents not an aberration but the culmination of an age-old trend. Full of vivid historical examples and trenchant analysis, Lying in State is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand how we arrived in this age of alternative facts."--, Provided by publisher
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Why presidents lie -- and why Trump is worse
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- POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch
- United States -- Politics and government
- HISTORY / United States / 21st Century
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Media & Internet
- Political ethics -- United States
- Presidents -- United States -- History
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies
- HISTORY / United States / 19th Century
- HISTORY / United States / 20th Century
- Truthfulness and falsehood + Political aspects -- United States -- History
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- POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch
- United States -- Politics and government
- HISTORY / United States / 21st Century
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Media & Internet
- Political ethics -- United States
- Presidents -- United States -- History
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies
- HISTORY / United States / 19th Century
- HISTORY / United States / 20th Century
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