The Resource Lying in state : why presidents lie--and why Trump is worse, Eric Alterman
Lying in state : why presidents lie--and why Trump is worse, Eric Alterman
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- Summary
- "The definitive history of presidential lying, revealing how our standards for truthfulness have eroded-and why Trump's lies are especially dangerous. If there's one thing we know about Donald Trump, it's that he lies. But he's by no means the first president to do so. In Lying in State, Eric Alterman asks how we ended up with such a pathologically dishonest commander in chief, showing that, from early on, the United States has persistently expanded its power and hegemony on the basis of presidential lies. He also reveals the cumulative effect of this deception-each lie a president tells makes it more acceptable for subsequent presidents to lie-and the media's complicity in spreading misinformation. Donald Trump, then, represents not an aberration but the culmination of an age-old trend. Full of vivid historical examples and trenchant analysis, Lying in State is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand how we arrived in this age of alternative facts."--Provided by publisher
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xii, 402 pages
- Isbn
- 9781541616820
- Label
- Lying in state : why presidents lie--and why Trump is worse
- Title
- Lying in state
- Title remainder
- why presidents lie--and why Trump is worse
- Statement of responsibility
- Eric Alterman
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "The definitive history of presidential lying, revealing how our standards for truthfulness have eroded-and why Trump's lies are especially dangerous. If there's one thing we know about Donald Trump, it's that he lies. But he's by no means the first president to do so. In Lying in State, Eric Alterman asks how we ended up with such a pathologically dishonest commander in chief, showing that, from early on, the United States has persistently expanded its power and hegemony on the basis of presidential lies. He also reveals the cumulative effect of this deception-each lie a president tells makes it more acceptable for subsequent presidents to lie-and the media's complicity in spreading misinformation. Donald Trump, then, represents not an aberration but the culmination of an age-old trend. Full of vivid historical examples and trenchant analysis, Lying in State is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand how we arrived in this age of alternative facts."--Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Alterman, Eric
- Dewey number
- 177/.30973
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E176.1
- LC item number
- .A628 2020
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Presidents
- Truthfulness and falsehood
- Political ethics
- United States
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Lying in state : why presidents lie--and why Trump is worse, Eric Alterman
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xii, 402 pages
- Immediate source of acquisition
- LSC
- Isbn
- 9781541616820
- Lccn
- 2020008737
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
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- 2022813
- 926819
- Label
- Lying in state : why presidents lie--and why Trump is worse, Eric Alterman
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xii, 402 pages
- Immediate source of acquisition
- LSC
- Isbn
- 9781541616820
- Lccn
- 2020008737
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
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- 2022813
- 926819
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