The role of skepticism in reason and politics

Benjamin Barber reminds us, today, why skepticism is the basis for any real progress in reason and in politics.

Bush is a liar, but 'intelligence' is an illusion

It is the great unspoken of the madhouse that is democratic politics: most politics is a confused mess of people too confident in their opinions. And intelligence is no different.

Power does that to people. Or rather, people do that when they take power more seriously than honesty and reason.