Politics and the art of lying

Taking a look at just how much deception Clinton and Trump have gotten away with this election cycle

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Most of us tell lies everyday: saying you’ve left the house when you’re still getting ready, telling yourself you’ll never drink again after a particularly wild night out, or even just saying you’ve read and agree to the terms and

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Leave Hillary alone

“It would be unconscionable to judge a male presidential candidate based on his qualifications and political stances, however it is apparently fair to judge a women on any mythical aura one seems to feel through their television. “

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Arguably the biggest problem that women face in terms of political representation is that women don’t support women. I understand that as women, we have a tendency to deny this emphatically. But given that women still aren’t adequately represented at

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Ready for Tweedledum: why Hillary wouldn’t change a thing

Clinton offers a female-fronted version of the same old parliamentary politics

COMMENTThere’s a representational hygiene to liberal feminism. It’s polishing the silverware at the bossman’s table till you can see your face in it. It’s an umbrella-shaped “M” for “Maggie” keeping us safe and dry as Mrs Thatcher takes us to