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Propaganda Brain

Mendacity: according to current thinking, we and our fellow primates — chimps, bonobos, gorillas  — are all capable liars; and there seem to be evolutionary advantages to the capability. Even some birds may do it. But no one does it better than us: hyperbole, PR, advertising, white lies, half-truths, whoppers. And beginning the moment we

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Render Unto Caesar

I can’t help notice the gestures of Olympic athletes after they score — a nice shot, a point, a goal, a winning run or swim. Three responses stand out. The loudest, yet least offensive to this writer are responses of Chinese women competing in table tennis and badminton. Several of these otherwise seemingly placid reticent

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