Lies, Incorporated
The World of Post-Truth Politics

I suppose if I had read this a few years ago when this copy was gifted to me by a friend, I could have read it with more outrage and less indifference. It now feels stale and out of date. Since at least the end of World War Two every generation has become the most lied to people in history. This is n......more

It is tough to rate this 4 stars, indicating "I liked it", because this is a book that angers. The book explores the industry that has arisen to spread fear-uncertainty-and-doubt with pseudo-science to achieve political or monetary ends. Specific lobbyists and individuals are focused on who make a li......more

Definitely a left-leaning book. I found it interesting, but lacking detail. I'd like to hear more specific examples. At some points it became painful to listen to as he went over the same point a number of times and the argument had been made multiple times already. I wouldn't read it again. I would l......more

I picked up this book at a screening of "The Brainwashing of My Dad" which was co-hosted by the author. The timing of this couldn't have been more on point, being published a few months prior to the now infamous 2016 Presidential election. By the time I got around to reading this in 2019, most of th......more

It's pretty scary how much of our public discussion on important issues are based on pure lies disseminated by people who want to sway public opinion in their preferred direction, even if it means basing the argument on completely debunked lies. This book does not pretend to be unbiased, but even so......more