It may be a lie to you, but to a politician, it’s a “misdirection play.” Thus was delivered the parsing of the political language by Rod Blagojevich, as prosecutors pounded him in his first day of ...

These expressions are both used to describe a blatant lie—but are they interchangeable, or is only one of them correct? One of the most common ways to call out a false statement is to say it’s a “bold ...

Let’s face it, whether you are conservative, moderate or liberal, Democrat or Republican, if you are rational and fair, you should agree: Congressman Joe Wilson, South Carolina Republican, was rude, ...

A manager gives an employee overly-positive feedback to boost their confidence. A doctor gives a patient a too-rosy prognosis to foster hope. A government official conceals a security threat to ...

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom. —Thomas Jefferson As a psychologist, I assume that all of my clients will lie to me at some point. Although that may sound surprising, research ...