Daniel Howard-Snyder (Western Washington): Does Faith Entail Belief? Alexander A. Boni-Saenz (Chicago-Kent): Sexual Advance Directives. Pedro T. Magalhaes on Max Weber and Carl Schmitt: Crossroads of crisis. Philippe Huneman and Anouk Barberousse on the Tripodi Hoax. Meet the most hated man in the Pentagon: Company executives accuse Shay Assad of pursuing a “personal vendetta” by hounding firms large and small to justify what they charge for weapons or services. The so-called alien megastructure just got even more mysterious. Maddie Crum on why it’s time for a new word to describe modern relationship statuses. The first chapter from Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies: A Comprehensive Introduction by Arvind Narayanan, Joseph Bonneau, Edward Felten, Andrew Miller and Steven Goldfeder.
In 2007, Trump was forced to face his own falsehoods, and he did, 30 times: For two straight days, lawyers for a reporter Trump had sued asked the businessman question after question on the same theme — Trump’s honesty. Kathy Kiely interviews David Cay Johnston, author of The Making of Donald Trump. The Trump campaign has been a disaster for the Trump brand. It may be true that Donald Trump has read the Constitution — but it’s unclear if he understands it. Jim Rutenberg on how Trump is testing the norms of objectivity in journalism. Don’t blame Nietzsche for Donald Trump: Stanley Fish on how “facts” may not be what they used to be, but philosophers aren’t responsible for the GOP candidate’s slippery grasp on reality.
