There are a lot of things we hear that we immediately perceive to be lies. Stories. “Narratives.” Brainwashing. A Liberal is just as likely to perceive a piece of right-leaned news is a lie or brainwashing as a Christian is to perceive that a holy book other than the Bible is a work of Sat...

“Going through the motions.” Are you? You probably haven’t the slightest idea, and to be frank, most of us are “NPCs” anyway, entirely incapable of independent thought or behaving in our own best interests. The news. Your friends (whom you’ve likely picked due to similar tastes). Your parents....