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Dishonesty

The Evolution of Lying

Rob Brooks | Posted 05.16.2013 | Science
Rob Brooks

Rather than simply cheating -- trying to gain from another's cooperative behaviour without behaving cooperatively yourself -- lying adds another way of operating. By misleading the other individual, one can trick that individual into cooperating.

On Honesty

Garret Kramer | Posted 04.21.2013 | Healthy Living
Garret Kramer

Thinking unethical thoughts doesn't make you unethical. It makes you feel unethical -- no harm in that. Provided, that is, you get a solid grip on the principle that acting on unethical, or insecure, feelings won't ever make them go away. It makes them come back even stronger.

Seniors and Health Care: A Grave Mistake to Vote for Romney

Miles J. Zaremski | Posted 12.08.2012 | Politics
Miles J. Zaremski

You do the math here and you will see why. If this were so, why would we want to see Romney dismantle Obamacare if Obamacare already does what Romney advocates?

Romney, Romneycare and Dishonesty

Miles J. Zaremski | Posted 12.05.2012 | Politics
Miles J. Zaremski

Romney was advocating that every state use the model that is law in Massachusetts in enacting its own version of Romneycare -- again, noting that the Commonwealth did not need to use any state revenues. But it was the federal government that made Romneycare possible.

Why You Lie...And Why You Should Stop

The Huffington Post | Laura Rowley | Posted 08.20.2012 | Fifty

Feeling tense or melancholy? Got a sore throat or headache? Now: How many times have you stretched the truth this week? A new study finds lying is lin...

Liars Who Believe Their Own Lies

Dan Ariely | Posted 08.18.2012 | Media
Dan Ariely

What do Williams Gehris, America's most decorated war hero, and Walter Williams, the last Civil War veteran to pass away, have in common? Both were frauds.

Lying as a Form of Control

Margaret Paul, Ph.D. | Posted 08.12.2012 | Healthy Living
Margaret Paul, Ph.D.

It is not as hard as you may believe to learn how to connect with your personal source of spiritual guidance.

How Creativity Connects with Immorality

| Posted 08.27.2012 | Arts

In the mid 1990's, Apple Computers was a dying company.  Microsoft's Windows operating system was overwhelmingly favored by consumers, and Apple's at...

Do You 'Shave' The Truth? The Importance Of Honesty

Dr. Judith Rich | Posted 09.19.2011 | Healthy Living
Dr. Judith Rich

When the rubber meets the road, this business of being 100 percent honest, even though held in high regard as an essential quality of character, is not so easy to achieve.

The Truth About Lying

Lauren Zander | Posted 08.20.2011 | Healthy Living
Lauren Zander

I have found that once people start becoming comfortable with catching lies and telling the truth, to themselves and others, there is a burden that is released, and they live their lives with much more energy, joy and self-expression.

Harvard Study: Creative People More Likely to Cheat

Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts

A recent study from the Harvard Business School suggests that creative people may be more likely to cheat. The study, which will do nothing to ease co...

Red the Book: He Called His Penis John Wayne. He Lied.

Amy Goldwasser | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Amy Goldwasser

So I loved a storyteller. Don't we all? Is there anything more seductive, really?

Palin Ain't no Truman

Diane Francis | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Diane Francis

In 1934, Truman was elected as a U.S. Senator and for the next ten years undertook a distinguished career in Washington DC representing the people of Missouri.