• Episode 13: A Law to Ban Politicians Lying

  • Jul 3 2024
  • Length: 29 mins
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Episode 13: A Law to Ban Politicians Lying

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  • There's an irony and media failure at the core of the national freakout over the recent presidential debate. The media’s fixation on President Biden’s demeanor is so much bigger than the focus on former President Trump’s long list of lies. It raises a question at the heart of American democracy this July 4th: Do we value truth? In this episode, Josh dissects the media reactions and discusses a law being considered by another democratic government to ban lies by politicians. He explains that while the First Amendment protects all sorts of speech here, it actually is illegal for Americans to lie in numerous contexts -- including to the federal government. Would it be such a stretch to say they can’t lie to us either? Josh explains how this connects to U.S. war heroes, a guy being screamed at for what he was wearing in a store, and Superman. Plus, a listener asks Josh why the media has rules requiring anti-Israel bias. He explains a devious tactic antisemites use to keep those rules in place.
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