“These Little Facts Don’t Really Matter.”

Josh Marshall: All politicians stretch the truth, massage it into the best fit with their message. But, let’s face it, John McCain is running a campaign almost entirely based on straight up lies. Not just exaggerations or half truths but the sort of straight up, up-is-down mind-blowers we’ve...

The Capacity For Shame

The capacity for shame is an integral part of the human make up–linked directly to that most basic necessity to differentiate between right and wrong. While shame is often talked of negatively, the capacity to feel shame is actually a good thing, an indicator that not only does a person know the...