Our Lies, Our Selves

On the Media | Jun 30, 2016

There are the lies that spill from the mouths of politicians, and there are the lies we tell ourselves, and each other, every day. Maria Hartwig, a psychologist who studies lying at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, talks with Bob about how our paradoxical views about lying in everyday life inform the way we judge the lies of our leaders.

Music:

"Tema di Otto e Mezzo" by Nino Rota

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